Kudryavtsev Surname

10,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kudryavtsev Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the word kudrya, which means 'curl' in Russian. Back in time, people with curly hair would receive such a sobriquet to differ them from the namesakes. The suffix -tsev means 'son', ''s'. So this surname means 'son of a person with curly hair'.

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Kudryavtsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia49,2881:2,924300
Belarus1,6531:5,748790
Kazakhstan8881:19,9132,853
Uzbekistan1851:167,1857,160
Kyrgyzstan1081:55,3027,812
Transnistria671:7,0851,368
Estonia421:31,4725,782
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
England41:13,929,515290,718
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kudryavtsev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the word kudrya, which means 'curl' in Russian. Back in time, people with curly hair would receive such a sobriquet to differ them from the namesakes. The suffix -tsev means 'son', ''s'. So this surname means 'son of a person with curly hair'. The -a ending makes a feminine variation of this surname.

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Kudryavtsev Last Name Facts

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

Kudryavtsev (Russian: Кудрявцев) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kudryavtsev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,721st most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 138,969 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kudryavtsev are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 49,288 people, or 1 in 2,924. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 6 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Kirov Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Russia it exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 3 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Kudryavtsev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kudryavtsev surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (93%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kudryavtsev surname are 7.86% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.63% being registered with the party.

Kudryavtsev earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kudryavtsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kudryavtsev in the Russian language
Кудрявцевkudravcev-

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