Tortosa Surname

38,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Tortosa Surname User-submission:

Tortosa is a town in southern Catalonia.

Tortosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9,2231:5,069627
Argentina1,1121:38,4383,226
Philippines9791:103,41017,965
France7081:93,81713,628
Venezuela6741:44,8132,337
Italy3081:198,56128,720
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Cuba541:213,3844,419
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Chile381:463,59112,075
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England151:3,714,537119,675
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Panama71:558,8949,437
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Tórtosa (1) are calculated separately.

Tortosa (12) may also be a first name.

Tortosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tortosa is a town in southern Catalonia.

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Tortosa Last Name Facts

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

Tortosa (Russian: Тортоса) occurs most in Spain. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Tórtosa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tortosa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,784th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 537,350 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Tortosa reside; 70 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Tortosa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name in the world, held by 12 people.

The last name Tortosa is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 9,223 people, or 1 in 5,069. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Valencian Community, where 44 percent live, Andalusia, where 18 percent live and Catalonia, where 14 percent live. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Tortosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tortosa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Tortosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.45% less than the national average, earning €16,983 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $22,607,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.77% more than the national average, earning $68,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tortosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tortosa in the Russian language
Тортосаtortosa-

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