Kurtela Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kurtela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia601:70,47712,599
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kurtela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurtela is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtela? popularity and diffusion

Kurtela is the 1,755,741st most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kurtela reside; 55 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 70,477. In Croatia it is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 52 percent live, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 42 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 7 percent live. Other than Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Kurtela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kurtela are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Kurtela earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.46% more than the national average, earning $68,807 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirtela86446/
Kortela8631/
Kurteli8623/
Kurtala865/
Kurtila861/
Kourteli80616/
Kurttila80607/
Kaurtola8034/
Kurtalia809/
Korteila809/
Kurthala807/
Korteala804/
Kurteler801/
Kurtelis801/
Kourtelis75287/
Kurtaliaj7530/
Kourtelos7511/
Kourtelou751/
Kurtalaij751/
Kortyla71107/
Cortela7191/
Curtola7175/
Curtelo7122/
Kirtala7117/
Kirtola7114/
Kurtili7110/
Curtila718/
Kortelo717/
Kortely715/
Kirtila712/
Kortila712/
Korteli712/
Kurtyła711/
Korttila6790/
Khurtylo6722/
Curteley6721/
Kurtayli6717/
Khurtilo6712/
Kurtiler676/
Cortelha674/
Kurtohlo673/
Curtelet671/
Quirtola671/
Kurtiliš671/
Khirtala671/
Curtilia670/

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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 Kurtela
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