Kurtishaj Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Kurtishaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 329 | 1:5,659 | 962 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Kurtishaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurtishaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurtishaj is more commonly found in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurtishaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 763,307th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kurtishaj live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in Albano-Europe.
It is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 5,659. In Kosovo Kurtishaj is primarily found in: District of Prizren, where 97 percent live, District of Peja, where 2 percent live and District of Pristina, where 1 percent live. Besides Kosovo it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtisaj | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kurtisha | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kurteshaj | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kurtisa | 88 | 92 | / |
| Kurtishi | 82 | 475 | / |
| Kurtišaj | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kurtesha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Curtisha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirtishai | 78 | 31 | / |
| Kirtishah | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kurthishi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kourticha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kurtisi | 75 | 164 | / |
| Kurtiša | 75 | 4 | / |
| Curtisa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kurtesa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kirtishaha | 74 | 11 | / |
| Kurteshi | 71 | 1,440 | / |
| Kurtgisi | 71 | 77 | / |
| Kirtisai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kurtesih | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kurthysa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kourtesa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kurtichi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurtesis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Curtisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirtishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cortisha | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kourtiche | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kurtessis | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kurt'hysa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kourtesas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kirtishhi | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kurtishaj
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