Kurdish Surname
Approximately 6,404 people bear this surname
Kurdish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 5,182 | 1:14,817 | 1,945 |
| Syria | 1,032 | 1:18,703 | 1,398 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Afghanistan | 57 | 1:564,091 | 6,800 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Kurdish (573) may also be a first name.
Kurdish Demographics
Average Kurdish Salary in
United States
$43,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kurdish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurdish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurdish (Arabic: كرديه, Russian: Курдиш) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurdish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 76,505th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,137,968 people. Kurdish is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kurdish live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kurdish is also the 350,163rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 573 people.
The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 5,182 people, or 1 in 14,817. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 45 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 12 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Iran Kurdish is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 16 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.
Kurdish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kurdish last name is primarily Shiite (40%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
Kurdish earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurdish | 93 | 12 | / |
| Kurdis | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kordish | 86 | 428 | / |
| Kourdis | 86 | 322 | / |
| Kurdysh | 86 | 220 | / |
| Kurdisz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kurdich | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kurdesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kurdais | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khurdysh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khurdesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurdeesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kordis | 77 | 412 | / |
| Kurdes | 77 | 239 | / |
| Kurdys | 77 | 200 | / |
| Kurdiş | 77 | 77 | / |
| Kurdic | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kirdis | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kurdiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Curdis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurdisová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kordysh | 71 | 497 | / |
| Kurgyis | 71 | 222 | / |
| Kurtdiş | 71 | 197 | / |
| Cordish | 71 | 88 | / |
| Kourdes | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kordesh | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gkordis | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kordisz | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kurdess | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kurtdes | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gkirdis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kurdeshova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kurdych | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kurdysz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurdest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurdese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Courdis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurdyshova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirdesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kordesch | 67 | 207 | / |
| Khordesh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kordysch | 67 | 32 | / |
| Keurdech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Courdois | 67 | 1 | / |
Kurdish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurdish in the Russian language | ||
| Курдиш | kurdis | - |
| Kurdish in the Arabic language | ||
| كرديه | krdyh | - |
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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 Kurdish
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