Curteanu Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Curteanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9841:20,4042,615
Moldova1881:18,9433,219
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Curteanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curteanu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curteanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 303,968th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. Curteanu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Curteanu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 984 people, or 1 in 20,404. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent reside, Botoșani County, where 11 percent reside and Vâlcea County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Romania Curteanu is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curtianu8840/
Kurteanu881/
Courtenuy820/
Kurtyanu7550/
Corteonu758/
Cortianu751/
Cortenau750/
Cortojanu712/
Kortianou5925/
Kourtinou594/

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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 Curteanu
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