Kourtchi Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kourtchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
Kourtchi (12) may also be a first name.
Kourtchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourtchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kourtchi is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourtchi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Kourtchi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kourtchi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kourtchi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name Kourtchi is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 834,436. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 91 percent live, Dosso Region, where 4 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 43 percent live.
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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 Kourtchi
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