Schortau Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schortau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schortau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Schortau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schortau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Schortau occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schortau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schortau is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Schortau live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schortau is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Schortau is most common in: North Carolina, where 56 percent reside and Iowa, where 44 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 44 percent reside.

Schortau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schortau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schortau surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schortau Last Name Statistics demography

Schortau earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schorta93108/
Schartau88326/
Scorta86381/
Shorta8633/
Chortu862/
Scortea80405/
Shortus8098/
Shortaj8015/
Shartau8014/
Chortou801/
Chhorta801/
Scherta800/
Shortae800/
Shortah800/
Sortu77374/
Sorta77280/
Chartaud7586/
Chartaux7562/
Schartup7516/
Schortye758/
Chourtha751/
Sharteau751/
Shorthas750/
Schartou750/
Churta711,260/
Sharta71293/
Sortui71242/
Shorto71230/
Charta71106/
Chartu7190/
Soorta7176/
Chorto7153/
Sortha7143/
Sortuj7129/
Shurta7116/
Sourta7112/
Sortea7110/
Scarta715/
Sherta715/
Sortah713/
Soortu713/
Shertu712/
Sohrta711/
Shartu711/
Charteaux711/
Charteaud711/
Chortó711/
Shorthead711/
Churtu711/
Sortus711/
Sortas710/
Shorthous710/
Sortais67557/
Sortiya67380/
Chartas67130/
Shortie67104/
Shertay6794/
Sortija6768/
Shortey6762/
Chortos6744/
Shartha6739/
Chartus6735/
Shertha6734/
Shartaj6731/
Chartea6716/
Shertai6714/
Shartai6713/
Shartaz6712/
Zorteau679/
Sourtas678/
Sarteau677/
Shaarta677/
Shartah675/
Chartou675/
Chutrtu674/
Chartta673/
Soortaj673/
Shortee672/
Shartay672/
Chortey672/
Shurtha672/
Chourto671/
Chharta671/
Shurtaj671/
Scartoa671/
Shartat671/
Chartuś671/
Chartat671/
Chartap671/
Churtaś671/
Churtaj671/
Saharta671/
Sartaux671/
Sartaut671/
Soyrtas671/
Shurtah671/
Shartou671/
Sorthou671/
Sorteia671/
Sorteus670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schortau
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