Tsortos Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Tsortos Surname User-submission:

The origin of this surname is a border in Marosszék, Transylvania. The border's name is Csortos. The Tsortos surname is connected to the Hungarian surname Csortos, which is the most common near the river Tisza in the Alföld.

Tsortos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece291:382,06251,720
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Tsortos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this surname is a border in Marosszék, Transylvania. The border's name is Csortos. The Tsortos surname is connected to the Hungarian surname Csortos, which is the most common near the river Tisza in the Alföld.

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Tsortos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsortos is most common in Greece. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsortos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Tsortos are found; 73 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 382,062. In Greece Tsortos is most numerous in: Western Greece, where 97 percent reside and Attica, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Greece this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsourtos9341/
Tsiortos9322/
Csortos86402/
Tsertos86272/
Tsortou8639/
Tzortos861/
Tsourtou8020/
Tzourtos804/
Cortos779/
Csorto771/
Zortos771/
Cortoos71233/
Cortois71123/
Tzartos7144/
Chortos7144/
Cortoys7143/
Tsartas7116/
Courtos716/
Tzortas716/
Cortous716/
Zourtos712/
Tsiorta711/
Csortosová711/
Csortas711/
Courtois6725,242/
Corto67602/
Zorto67582/
Tsiartas67331/
Čorto6724/
Courtoys675/
Courtous673/
Tchortoh671/
Tzourtou671/
Chourtos671/
Tchortou671/
Corthous670/

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