Kourkouri Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kourkouri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kourkouri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece271:410,36354,524
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kourkouri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kourkouri is most common in Greece. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kourkouri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Kourkouri occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kourkouri are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Kourkouri is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 410,363. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: North Aegean, where 96 percent reside and Attica, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Greece this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurkouri9411/
Korkouri945/
Kourkori941/
Kourkoura896/
Kurkuri8836/
Korkuri885/
Korkori881/
Karkouri822,219/
Kurkuris827/
Kurkurri823/
Corkouri822/
Korkoura821/
Korkkoris781/
Kurkure752,086/
Karkuri75558/
Karkori75430/
Korkora7555/
Kurkura7528/
Korkari7526/
Korkory751/
Kurkore751/
Courcouris741/
Karkoura71630/
Korkaris7136/
Kaarkuri7114/
Karkoori719/
Karkoure716/
Karkoury714/
Kurkuire711/
Khurkure711/
Katrkuri711/
Kurkurre711/
Karqouri711/
Kharkhuri675/
Khorkhari671/

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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 Kourkouri
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