Kurteš Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Kurteš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 315 | 1:11,227 | 2,229 |
| Croatia | 131 | 1:32,279 | 6,614 |
| Serbia | 74 | 1:96,553 | 7,825 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
The alternate forms: Kurtes (93) are calculated separately.
Kurteš (85) may also be a first name.
Kurteš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurteš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurteš is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kurtes. For other potential spellings of Kurteš click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurteš? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 594,812th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurteš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,039,322nd most common given name internationally It is held by 85 people.
The last name Kurteš is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 11,227. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 92 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 25 percent reside and Serbia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtes | 94 | 93 | / |
| Kurtiš | 83 | 247 | / |
| Kurtez | 83 | 68 | / |
| Kurtej | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kurtesh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kurtets | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kurtišs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kurtiše | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurtess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kourtes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurrtes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurttes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keurtice | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurteich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kortes | 67 | 894 | / |
| Kurtis | 67 | 848 | / |
| Kurtiş | 67 | 383 | / |
| Kurtic | 67 | 299 | / |
| Kortiš | 67 | 229 | / |
| Kurtys | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kortez | 67 | 153 | / |
| Curtes | 67 | 133 | / |
| Kourtiche | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kurtiz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kurtiç | 67 | 24 | / |
| Curtez | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kurtišova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kurtesova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kurtič | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kortyš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kurtezova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kurtyś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurteitch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurtyj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kurteš
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