Kurtbay Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kurtbay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4711:165,22612,757
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kurtbay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurtbay occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kurtbay.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtbay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 629,292nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kurtbay are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Kurtbay is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 165,226. In Turkey Kurtbay is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Balikesir Province, where 17 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtbaş861,425/
Kurtbey86508/
Kurtbağ8648/
Kurtbas8621/
Kurtboğa8023/
Kirtbaya8011/
Curtby773/
Kourtbi714/
Kortbi62814/
Qirtbaia5334/
Curthbest500/

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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 Kurtbay
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