Kertev Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kertev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kertev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kertev Last Name Facts

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

Kertev (Russian: Кертев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kertev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kertev live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 634,446. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 55 percent live and Burgas Province, where 45 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertiev92201/
Kertaev9295/
Kerteva9216/
Kartev83114/
Kertov8391/
Kortev8362/
Kyrtev831/
Kartoev772,267/
Kartaev77760/
Kortiev77349/
Kortoev77124/
Kirtaev77111/
Karteev7761/
Korteev7724/
Kartiev7715/
Kortaev7711/
Kerdtep773/
Kertefz772/
Chertev772/
Kyrteev772/
Kirteev772/
Keartep772/
Kyrtaev771/
Khartev771/
Kertefs771/
Khartaev71157/
Khortiev7180/
Kairtaev7138/
Kayrtaev7118/
Kerdthep7111/
Khertiew712/
Kertthep711/
Gkorteev711/
Kartav67688/
Kartov67294/
Kortov67160/
Kretiv6734/
Kirtov677/
Kyrtov675/
Cortev673/
Cartev673/
Kortav673/
Kartiv672/
Kortiv672/
Kretep671/

Kertev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kertev in the Russian language
Кертевkertev-

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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 Kertev
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