Tortell Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Malta

Tortell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tortell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain561:834,85833,799
Malta481:8,964551
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tortell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tortell occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tortell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tortell is the 1,276,805th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Tortell is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Tortell reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Tortell is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 834,858. In Spain Tortell is most common in: Balearic Islands, where 84 percent live and Catalonia, where 16 percent live. Barring Spain it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malta, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Tortell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tortell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tortell last name increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tortell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tortell last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tortell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.7% less than the national average, earning $26,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 177.42% more than the national average, earning $137,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torttell931/
Tourtell931/
Tortel92490/
Thorttell880/
Tartell86155/
Turtell8670/
Tourtel8660/
Tertell8645/
Tortuel864/
Tortill860/
Thortel860/
Thurtell80818/
Thertell8053/
Tarttell801/
Tourtelt800/
Tertel77473/
Turtel7765/
Tortil7719/
Tartel775/
Thurthell750/
Turtill71116/
Thurtel7112/
Tarteel711/
Tertuel711/
Tortlet710/
Tartill710/
Turtl6774/
Tartl670/
Turthill670/
Tortilova632/
Thurthiel631/
Tartelova631/
Tartil62142/
Tertil6268/
Turtil6211/
Tertyl621/
Thertil5713/
Thartil572/
Tartigli5310/
Tharttil531/
Tartilova5010/

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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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  • 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 Tortell
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