Kurešević Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Kurešević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 254 | 1:13,923 | 2,668 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Serbia | 20 | 1:357,247 | 16,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Kuresević (5) & Kuresevic (39) are calculated separately.
Kurešević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurešević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurešević occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kuresević or Kuresevic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurešević? popularity and diffusion
It is the 902,012th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurešević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kurešević is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 13,923. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Kurešević is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 68 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 32 percent live. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 7 percent live and Serbia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuresević | 96 | 5 | / |
| Kuresevic | 93 | 39 | / |
| Kureyshevich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kurishevic | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kurishevich | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kurayshevich | 57 | 15 | / |
| Kureishevych | 57 | 1 | / |
| Korajcevic | 53 | 67 | / |
| Kuraszewicz | 50 | 82 | / |
| Kurysiewicz | 50 | 4 | / |
| Kurosiewicz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kuroszewicz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kurešević
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