Kurds Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Kurds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 62 | 1:1,238,428 | 52,776 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Kurds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurds Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurds (Russian: Курдс) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurds? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kurds are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,238,428. In Iran it is most common in: Khuzestan Province, where 39 percent live, Tehran Province, where 32 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Iran it exists in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurdts | 91 | 51 | / |
| Kurdsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kurts | 80 | 1,204 | / |
| Kords | 80 | 88 | / |
| Curds | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kurdz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kurcs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kordts | 73 | 464 | / |
| Khurts | 73 | 210 | / |
| Kuhrts | 73 | 160 | / |
| Curdts | 73 | 88 | / |
| Kurths | 73 | 82 | / |
| Kurtts | 73 | 67 | / |
| Kurtse | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kourts | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kortds | 73 | 4 | / |
| Courds | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kurz | 67 | 53,469 | / |
| Kurc | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Kurç | 67 | 769 | / |
| Kurtsch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kurzsch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kourdci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kordsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Courdts | 67 | 1 | / |
Kurds Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurds in the Russian language | ||
| Курдс | kurds | - |
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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
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- 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 Kurds
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