Kurtagić Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kurtagić Surname User-submission:

The Kurtagić surname comes from a male and female name Kurta, derived from the name for the traditional male clothing combination of Indo-Europeans. There is an interpretation that it is of Turkish origin and means 'wolf'.

Kurtagić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro3491:1,833389
Serbia2441:29,2833,154
Bosnia and Herzegovina2161:16,3723,050
Croatia901:46,9849,150
Kosovo151:124,1256,042
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

The alternate forms: Kurtagic (125) & Kurtagiç (2) are calculated separately.

Kurtagić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kurtagić surname comes from a male and female name Kurta, derived from the name for the traditional male clothing combination of Indo-Europeans. There is an interpretation that it is of Turkish origin and means 'wolf'.

- generalsmrdiguz

Kurtagić Last Name Facts

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

Kurtagić is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kurtagic or Kurtagiç. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtagić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 384,027th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurtagić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kurtagić is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 1,833. In Montenegro it is mostly found in: Rožaje Municipality, where 96 percent reside, Pljevlja Municipality, where 1 percent reside and Ulcinj Municipality, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Montenegro Kurtagić exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 26 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtagic96125/
Kurtagiç962/
Curtagi8035/
Kurtasi804/
Kurtağzi751/
Courtaugis6755/
Kurtosi6713/
Kurtodža6346/
Courtage6314/
Kurtadža631/
Courtogit5914/
Courtogis591/
Kurtheiser560/
Curtosi53309/
Cortazi534/
Kortaza531/
Kürtosi531/
Kurtosy531/
Curtace530/
Cortazzi50105/
Korthaze504/
Courtase501/

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