Kurtesh Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Kurtesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kurtesh (107) may also be a first name.

Kurtesh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurtesh (Hindi: कुर्तेश, Marathi: कुतश) has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtesh? popularity and diffusion

Kurtesh is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kurtesh are found; 60 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 910,230th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 107 people.

Kurtesh is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 620,623. In Kosovo it is mostly concentrated in: District of Pristina, where 67 percent are found and District of Gjilan, where 33 percent are found. Besides Kosovo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Ukraine, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtes9293/
Kurtysh86460/
Kurtash86455/
Kurtish86106/
Kortesh865/
Kurtets863/
Kurrtes861/
Kourtes861/
Kurtess861/
Kirtesh861/
Kurttes860/
Kurtisch802/
Kurtasch801/
Kurteich801/
Kortes77894/
Kurtis77848/
Kurteš77524/
Kurtys77211/
Curtes77133/
Kurtez7768/
Kurtej7713/
Kurtesova7512/
Kurteitch752/
Kourtis713,419/
Courtes71940/
Curteis71237/
Kurtich71179/
Curties71160/
Kurtiss71106/
Kurtasz7147/
Kurtgis7143/
Kurtych7140/
Kurtyshova7136/
Curtess7132/
Kortess7129/
Kurtisz7113/
Kurtais719/
Kortysh717/
Khurtys716/
Kurtysz714/
Curttes713/
Curtese713/
Kurtišs712/
Korthes712/
Kirtish712/
Kurtiše711/
Kirtash711/
Curtets711/
Curtish711/
Korteas711/
Khurtesova711/
Keurtis711/
Kirtess710/
Curteys710/
Curtees710/
Courties67274/
Courthes6741/
Kortisch6714/
Khortish671/
Kurthuis671/
Keurtice671/
Kourtios671/
Courtese671/
Courteis670/
Courtish670/
Caurthes670/

Kurtesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurtesh in the Marathi language
कुतशkutasa-
Kurtesh in the Hindi language
कुर्तेशkurtesa50
कुर्टेशkurtesa50

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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
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  • 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 Kurtesh
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