Kurenets Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kurenets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurenets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kurenets Last Name Facts

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

Kurenets (Russian: Куренец) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kurenets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurenets? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Kurenets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurenets reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,820,908. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 60 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Chernihiv Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kurenets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurenets in the Russian language
Куренецkurenec-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurenets
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