Curtev Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Curtev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curtev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1811:19,6763,330
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Curtev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curtev is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Curtev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curtev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,168,344th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Curtev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Curtev are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Curtev is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 19,676. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Găgăuzia, where 20 percent reside, Cahul District, where 15 percent reside and Taraclia District, where 15 percent reside. Beside Moldova this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curteva9253/
Curteev922/
Curtiev921/
Kurtev832,885/
Curtov8360/
Curtew832/
Kurteva773,044/
Kurteev77871/
Kurtaev77380/
Kurtiev77161/
Kourtev7728/
Kurtoev7718/
Courtef771/
Khurtaev7164/
Kaurtaev7124/
Kourteva7114/
Dzhurtev7112/
Kourteev716/
Courtiew711/
Courtief711/
Kurtov671,802/
Kortev6762/
Dzhurteva6716/
Zortev6711/
Kurtew676/
Kurtepova675/
Cortef673/
Curtif673/
Kurtevová673/
Kurtef672/
Curtiw671/
Cortew671/
Kurtyv671/
Curtib671/
Curtip670/

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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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  • 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 Curtev
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