Scortanu Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Scortanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 660 | 1:30,421 | 3,874 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Scorţanu (56) & Scorțanu (14) are calculated separately.
Scortanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scortanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scortanu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Scorţanu or Scorțanu. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scortanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scortanu is the 490,085th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scortanu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 30,421. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bacău County, where 63 percent reside, Hunedoara County, where 14 percent reside and Iași County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Romania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 1 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scorţanu | 96 | 56 | / |
| Scorțanu | 96 | 14 | / |
| Scorteanu | 94 | 104 | / |
| Scortan | 93 | 51 | / |
| Scortani | 88 | 22 | / |
| Sortanou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scurteanu | 82 | 32 | / |
| Scorţeanu | 82 | 5 | / |
| Scorțeanu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Scurtan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Scordan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sartanu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Scartan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scorton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scorțan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scorten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Secreteanu | 78 | 37 | / |
| Secretan | 75 | 439 | / |
| Scortino | 75 | 85 | / |
| Scortini | 75 | 51 | / |
| Scourten | 75 | 30 | / |
| Sogurtan | 75 | 21 | / |
| Secrétan | 75 | 18 | / |
| Scourton | 75 | 16 | / |
| Scartani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scurtain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sartanuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scartain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scortono | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soğurtan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sacratan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sacritan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scartane | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scoerton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Secritan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Secrotan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Secretain | 71 | 143 | / |
| Sokratyan | 71 | 82 | / |
| Sclortino | 71 | 4 | / |
| Scoreatin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sogratyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Scoirtino | 71 | 3 | / |
| Secrétain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sacratane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scariatan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skorotyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scortinno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scoritino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scoratino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scarton | 67 | 2,132 | / |
| Skorton | 67 | 37 | / |
| Skyrtan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Skortun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Scartin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Secretanio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scordin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skordianou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Securitain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secrețeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secreţeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skartan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sugrtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scurton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skortin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skorotwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scardan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Scortanu
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