View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Tortu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Tortu (Oriya: େତାରତୁ) is found most in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Tortù or Tortú. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tortu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 666,162^nd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Tortu live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tortu is also the 3,024,661^st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 14 people.

Tortu is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 425,254. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Izmir Province, where 36 percent reside, Corum Province, where 21 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Tortu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tortu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tortu surname rose 3,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tortu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Tortu surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tortu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.06% less than the national average, earning €15,297 per year and in United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,371 USD per year.