Čortan Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čortan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čortan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3401:21,0152,390
Croatia531:79,78513,729
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Cortan (1,133) are calculated separately.

Čortan Last Name Facts

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

Čortan is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Cortan. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čortan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čortan is the 725,073rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čortan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 21,015. In Serbia Čortan is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 30 percent reside, Srem District, where 29 percent reside and West Bačka District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Serbia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 13 percent reside and Montenegro, where 1 percent reside.

Čortan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Čortan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Čortan surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortan941,133/
Čertan8322/
Zortan832/
Ciortan773,556/
Csortan77206/
Cortain7724/
Chortan7717/
Corthan778/
Courtan775/
Coortan770/
Courtain71366/
Courthan719/
Zorthain711/
Corthean710/
Courtean710/
Corton673,050/
Cartan671,465/
Curtan67151/
Cortón6730/
Zartan6716/
Zorton677/
Zertan677/
Chourtane671/
Cortanova671/

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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 Čortan
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