Tortsa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tortsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tortsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Tortsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tortsa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tortsa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tortsa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tortsa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Tortsa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Tortsa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Tortsa exists in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tortsea9216/
Torzsa83241/
Tortse8368/
Tertsa8323/
Tartsa8311/
Tortja835/
Tortza831/
Tertsea771,058/
Tartsea7783/
Tartsah7783/
Tortser7736/
Torzsai7721/
Tartsay7719/
Tortcha776/
Turtsia776/
Tartsia773/
Tartsaa771/
Tertsah771/
Tartsai771/
Tertsaa771/
Tortsee771/
Tartsat771/
Torca73211/
Torza73151/
Tahartsa712/
Thartsat711/
Tartsaha711/
Tertsaha711/
Tartsayt711/
Tarcsa67828/
Torcea67307/
Torcia67217/
Tartsy6775/
Tartza6735/
Turcsa6718/
Tartse677/
Tartsi676/
Torcha675/
Torzah672/
Torzsy672/
Tertso672/
Torzaa671/
Terdsa671/
Torcay671/
Torzaj671/

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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 Tortsa
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