Tortu Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tortu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tortu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1831:425,25425,397
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
France471:1,413,249138,595
Argentina461:929,20559,251
India221:34,866,608408,224
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Tortù (5) & Tortú (2) are calculated separately.

Tortu (14) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tortù935/
Tortú932/
Tortou911/
Tortuu911/
Tortus911/
Tourtou835/
Tortuha834/
Tortuss831/
Tortuis831/
Thortus831/
Tuortou831/
Tartu80489/
Turtu80347/
Tertu8037/
Tourtaud7727/
Tourtaux779/
Tourtout771/
Tartus73242/
Tartau7393/
Tartuş7328/
Tartut7321/
Turtui7314/
Terttu739/
Tortoe735/
Tarttu733/
Tartuz733/
Tartuh731/
Tortoo731/
Tourtault7110/
Turtaut67251/
Tartaud6768/
Tartaut6720/
Tartuss671/
Tartaux671/
Turtaud671/
Tartuhe671/

Tortu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tortu in the Oriya language
େତାରତୁetaratu-

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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 Tortu
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