Tortu Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Tortu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 183 | 1:425,254 | 25,397 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Tortù (5) & Tortú (2) are calculated separately.
Tortu (14) may also be a first name.
Tortu Demographics
Average Tortu Salary in
United States
$48,371 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tortu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tortu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tortu (Oriya: େତାରତୁ) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Tortù or Tortú. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tortu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 666,162nd most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name Tortu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Tortu reside; 40 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Tortu is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 425,254. In Turkey Tortu is primarily found in: Izmir Province, where 36 percent reside, Corum Province, where 21 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.
Tortu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tortu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tortu last name increased 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortù | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tortú | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tortou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tortuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tortus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tourtou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tortuha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tortuss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tortuis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thortus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tuortou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tartu | 80 | 489 | / |
| Turtu | 80 | 347 | / |
| Tertu | 80 | 37 | / |
| Tourtaud | 77 | 27 | / |
| Tourtaux | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tourtout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tartus | 73 | 242 | / |
| Tartau | 73 | 93 | / |
| Tartuş | 73 | 28 | / |
| Tartut | 73 | 21 | / |
| Turtui | 73 | 14 | / |
| Terttu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tortoe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tarttu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tartuz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tartuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tortoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tourtault | 71 | 10 | / |
| Turtaut | 67 | 251 | / |
| Tartaud | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tartaut | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tartuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tartaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turtaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tartuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
Tortu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tortu in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାରତୁ | etaratu | - |
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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 Tortu
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