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 last name Curtev has its highest incidence in Moldova. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curtev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,168,344th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Curtev live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 19,676. In Moldova Curtev is primarily found in: Găgăuzia, where 20 percent live, Cahul District, where 15 percent live and Taraclia District, where 15 percent live. Aside from Moldova this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Curtev
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