Kortev Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kortev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958

Kortev Last Name Facts

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

Kortev (Russian: Кортев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Kortev is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Kortev are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kortev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 2,771,597. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Tula Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Moscow, where 13 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortiev92349/
Kortoev92124/
Korteva9268/
Kourtev9228/
Korteev9224/
Kortaev9211/
Khortiev8680/
Kourteva8614/
Kourteev866/
Khorteva862/
Gkorteev861/
Kurtev832,885/
Kortov83160/
Kartev83114/
Kertev8312/
Kortav833/
Cortev833/
Kortiv832/
Korteb831/
Kurteva773,044/
Kartoev772,267/
Kurteev77871/
Kartaev77760/
Khortov77314/
Kertiev77201/
Khortyv77170/
Kurtiev77161/
Karteva77104/
Kertaev7795/
Qortiev7762/
Karteev7761/
Kortepe7758/
Khortiv7721/
Kartiev7715/
Korteib7711/
Kortyov774/
Kortoef773/
Kortaav771/
Cortesv771/
Khartev771/
Khartaev71157/
Korthoef7111/
Kourteff717/
Kartav67688/
Kartov67294/
Curtev67204/
Kertov6791/
Kurtew676/
Cortef673/
Kurtevová673/
Cartev673/
Kartiv672/
Kurtef672/
Kurtyv671/
Kortip671/
Cortew671/
Karteb671/

Kortev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortev in the Russian language
Кортевkortev-

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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 Kortev
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