Torteya Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Torteya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torteya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Torteya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torteya is found most in Mexico. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torteya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Torteya is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Torteya reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 5,910,772. In Mexico Torteya is most prevalent in: Tamaulipas, where 57 percent live, Nuevo León, where 33 percent live and Chihuahua, where 5 percent live. Not including Mexico this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live.

Torteya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torteya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Torteya earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tortey9236/
Tortuya86124/
Tortaya864/
Tortoya863/
Turteya862/
Tortiya861/
Tortyia861/
Torteyo861/
Tourtey861/
Thortey860/
Tortiyas802/
Tortay77272/
Tertea77151/
Tortae7734/
Tertey7733/
Tortai7728/
Tortue7725/
Tortei7717/
Tortee7714/
Tartey7712/
Tortie776/
Turtea775/
Tortoe775/
Tartea773/
Tortoy772/
Tortaj771/
Târtea771/
Tortaa771/
Tortoa771/
Tortuyaux75116/
Tourtoy7143/
Tertiya7121/
Tourtay715/
Tartaya715/
Tertaya714/
Tortuha714/
Tortoys712/
Tortoja711/
Tortuia711/
Tourtee711/
Tarteah711/
Terteua711/
Tourtaud6727/
Tartiyah6712/
Thertiya679/
Tourtaux679/
Tortijah673/
Tuortejo671/

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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 Torteya
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