Curlu Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Curlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey771:1,010,66845,670
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Čurlu (2) & Çurlu (1) are calculated separately.

Curlu Last Name Facts

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

Curlu occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Čurlu or Çurlu. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Curlu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Curlu live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Curlu is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 1,010,668. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Kayseri Province, where 55 percent reside, Tekirdag Province, where 17 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čurlu932/
Çurlu931/
Churlu9116/
Curlup912/
Curleu912/
Curlut911/
Ciurlau836/
Churllu831/
Courlus830/
Zurlu80253/
Corlu80138/
Surlu80135/
Kurlu8034/
Jurlu803/
Courleux7789/
Corluy73343/
Corlau7376/
Corlou7361/
Corleu7313/
Surliu738/
Surlau734/
Zurlou731/
Ţurlui731/
Corliu731/
Courillaud6749/
Kourlou6726/
Tsurlui6716/
Kurellu677/
Kurillu673/
Sourlou672/
Kourlus672/
Zurhluh671/

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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 Curlu
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