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 last name Kurdish (Arabic: كرديه, Russian: Курдиш) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurdish? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kurdish is the 76,505th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,137,968 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kurdish are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kurdish is also the 350,163rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 573 people.
This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 5,182 people, or 1 in 14,817. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 45 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 12 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 16 percent reside and Iraq, where 1 percent reside.
Kurdish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kurdish last name is principally 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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