Kurdi Surname

10,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Kurdi Surname User-submission:

Kurdi is a surname of Kurdish origin. The Kurdish people are an ethnic group who live in the eastern region of Turkey, northern Iraq, western Iran, northern Syria, and western Armenia. The name Kurdi likely refers to someone who is of Kurdish ancestry.

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Kurdi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia13,8331:2,231272
Syria7,5311:2,563302
Iraq7,1841:4,875486
Egypt6,1021:15,0661,788
Sudan5,3201:7,0511,014
Indonesia3,9881:33,1623,891
Yemen1,7501:15,1001,706
Lebanon1,5851:3,557673
Palestine9361:4,8601,095
Iran8781:87,4528,813
Jordan7111:12,4372,168
Hungary6961:14,1041,586
United States4301:842,92864,333
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
Kuwait1641:23,1753,064
England1241:449,33929,774
India1231:6,236,304144,239
Afghanistan1081:297,7154,743
Qatar1031:22,8932,494
Canada841:438,63838,170
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France291:2,290,439180,028
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Norway101:514,22941,629
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malta11:430,2723,380
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Kürdi (35) & Kurdî (2) are calculated separately.

Kurdi (21,759) may also be a first name.

Kurdi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kurdi is a surname of Kurdish origin. The Kurdish people are an ethnic group who live in the eastern region of Turkey, northern Iraq, western Iran, northern Syria, and western Armenia. The name Kurdi likely refers to someone who is of Kurdish ancestry.

- bilalwahid

Kurdi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurdi (Arabic: لكردي, Georgian: კურდი, Hindi: कुरडी, Marathi: कुद, Russian: Курди) occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kürdi or Kurdî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurdi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,712th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 138,874 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kurdi live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 34 percent live in Levant. Kurdi is also the 35,501st most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 21,759 people.

The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 13,833 people, or 1 in 2,231. Besides Saudi Arabia Kurdi is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 14 percent live.

Kurdi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kurdi surname is predominantly Sunni (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kurdi surname are 0.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.62% registered with the party.

The amount Kurdi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.11% less than the national average, earning 228,041 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $45,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürdi9335/
Kurdî932/
Kurdie9113,385/
Kourdi912,391/
Kurdiy91422/
Khurdi9194/
Kurdyi9169/
Kurdai9134/
Kurtdi9118/
Kurdii914/
Kurdhi911/
Kurdio911/
Kurdiz911/
Kourdis83322/
Kurdieh83255/
Kurtdiş83197/
Khurdei8347/
Kourdie833/
Khourdi832/
Kurdais831/
Kurdich831/
Kurdiej831/
Kurdisz831/
Kourdid831/
Kurdeih831/
Kordi804,293/
Kirdi801,751/
Kurda801,421/
Kurdy801,088/
Kurde80963/
Curdi80116/
Kurdý801/
Kourdiea771/
Kordie733,346/
Khurde73856/
Kourda73748/
Courdi73512/
Khurda73451/
Kurdej73377/
Kurdyś73224/
Kurdys73200/
Curdie73196/
Kurday73153/
Kordyi73123/
Khordi73122/
Kourde73106/
Kurhde7390/
Kordiy7383/
Kurdeş7371/
Koerdi7349/
Kordai7336/
Kordei7334/
Kurder7330/
Koordi7315/
Kurdee7312/
Kirdei7311/
Kourdy7311/
Kordoi739/
Kurdeh738/
Kurdaj735/
Kurdeľ734/
Khirdi733/
Kurdey733/
Gkirdi733/
Kirdiy732/
Caurdi732/
Kurdhe732/
Korddi732/
Kirdie732/
Kirdhi731/
Kordii731/
Kordij731/
Kurdaa731/
Kurhda731/
Curdit731/
Curdis731/
Kordih731/
Keurdy730/
Khordie67271/
Kurdysh67220/
Khurdey6711/
Kourdje678/
Kurdess677/
Kurtdes675/
Kourday672/
Courdie672/
Kurdych672/
Kuerdej672/
Khurdda671/
Khurdej671/
Kordhai671/
Kurhdaa671/
Kourder671/
Courdis671/
Khourda671/
Kurdehe671/
Kurdest671/
Kurdheh671/
Kurdycz671/
Kurdysz671/
Kourdeh671/
Kourdaa671/
Kourdey671/
Kurtdej671/
Kurdağa671/

Kurdi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurdi in the Georgian language
კურდიkurdi-
Kurdi in the Hindi language
कुरडीkuradi96.58
कूरडीkuradi2.05
कुर्दीkurdi0.68
कुर्डीkurdi0.68
Kurdi in the Marathi language
कुदkuda46.23
कुरडीkuradi33.02
कुडkuda17.92
कुडीkudi1.89
कूरडीkuradi0.94
Kurdi in the Russian language
Курдиkurdi-
Kurdi in the Arabic language
لكرديlkrdy-
كردىkrdy-
الكردىalkrdy-
الكرديalkrdy-
كرديkrdy-

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