Curtu Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Curtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1691:118,80413,142
Spain481:974,00136,812
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Curtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curtu is found most frequently in Romania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curtu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 937,786th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. Curtu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Curtu live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Curtu is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 118,804. In Romania Curtu is primarily found in: Timiș County, where 43 percent are found, Vâlcea County, where 38 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Italy, where 11 percent are found.

Curtu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Curtu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Curtu surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scurtu9110,172/
Curtui91183/
Curtuz9112/
Curtus916/
Curtut911/
Churtu911/
Curtaud8380/
Curtoud8339/
Courtau8322/
Courtou832/
Ciurtuz831/
Curtouz831/
Kurtu80136/
Surtu8013/
Cortu805/
Curtó804/
Jurtu804/
Courtaud77511/
Courtaux77413/
Courtoux77266/
Courtaut77168/
Courtout7776/
Courteux7721/
Courtoud7711/
Courtous773/
Courtuss770/
Kurteu739/
Kurttu738/
Kurtuy735/
Cortau732/
Kurtuj731/
Kourtu731/
Surttu731/
Curtoe731/
Ckortu731/
Kurtau731/
Corteu731/
Kurtuç731/
Cortou730/
Courtault71367/
Courthoud71164/
Courtouch711/
Courthaus710/
Kourtou67706/
Jourtau6710/
Courthéoux678/
Kurtouz674/
Zourtou672/
Zhurtus671/
Kurthuh671/

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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
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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 Curtu
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