Kudryavtseva Surname

8,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kudryavtseva 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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Kudryavtseva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia60,1481:2,396230
Belarus1,6081:5,909818
Kazakhstan1,2191:14,5062,155
Uzbekistan1961:157,8027,081
Kyrgyzstan1681:35,5525,601
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Transnistria541:8,7911,747
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Moldova331:107,92012,675
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Kudryavtseva 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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Kudryavtseva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kudryavtseva (Russian: Кудрявцева) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kudryavtseva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kudryavtseva is the 8,882nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 114,173 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kudryavtseva live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 60,148 people, or 1 in 2,396. In Russia Kudryavtseva is mostly found in: Moscow, where 7 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Russia Kudryavtseva is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Kudryavtseva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (81%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Kudryavtseva are 19.41% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.18% registered to vote for the party.

Kudryavtseva earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.22% less than the national average, earning $27,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kudryavtseva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kudryavtseva in the Russian language
Кудрявцеваkudravceva-

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