Kurtev Surname

152,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kurtev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2,0851:3,347476
Ukraine4851:93,86113,451
Russia1351:1,067,57880,773
Moldova581:61,4038,510
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
England171:3,277,533109,658
Austria161:532,21549,801
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kurtev Last Name Facts

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

Kurtev (Georgian: კურტევი, Russian: Куртев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kurtev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtev? popularity and diffusion

Kurtev is the 152,509th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,526,012 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kurtev live; 73 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 2,085 people, or 1 in 3,347. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Varna Province, where 18 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 11 percent reside and Sliven Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Kurtev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Kurtev earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurteva923,044/
Kurteev92871/
Kurtaev92380/
Kurtiev92161/
Kourtev9228/
Kurtoev9218/
Khurtaev8664/
Kaurtaev8624/
Kourteva8614/
Kourteev866/
Kurtov831,802/
Curtev83204/
Kortev8362/
Kurtew836/
Kurtef832/
Kurtyv831/
Kurtevová803/
Kortiev77349/
Khurtov77257/
Kirtaev77111/
Curteva7753/
Korteev7724/
Kurteff7722/
Kirteev772/
Curteev772/
Kurtief771/
Curtiev771/
Khortiev7180/
Kourteff717/
Gkorteev711/
Khurtaiv711/
Curtov6760/
Kirtov677/
Curtew672/
Kurtib672/
Kortiv672/
Kurtyb671/

Kurtev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurtev in the Georgian language
კურტევიkurtevi-
Kurtev in the Russian language
Куртевkurtev-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurtev
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