Kurtbaş Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kurtbaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kurtbaş Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4141:55,0365,388
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098

The alternate forms: Kurtbas (21) are calculated separately.

Kurtbaş Last Name Facts

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

Kurtbaş occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Kurtbas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtbaş? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,960th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Kurtbaş live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,414 people, or 1 in 55,036. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Batman Province, where 15 percent are found and Kars Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtbas9521/
Kurtbay86486/
Kurtbağ8648/
Kartbaş869/
Kurtboğa8023/
Kurtbey71508/
Kurtboz71164/
Kuratibaso711/
Kurt Baysu711/
Kurtbece6754/
Kurdybas6740/
Kritibas678/
Krutibas676/
Kirtibas671/
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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 Kurtbaş
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