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 last name Scortanu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Scorţanu or Scorțanu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scortanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 490,085th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Scortanu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Scortanu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 660 people, or 1 in 30,421. In Romania Scortanu is most common in: Bacău County, where 63 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 14 percent live and Iași County, where 11 percent live. Besides Romania Scortanu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.
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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