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 surname Kurtishaj is more frequently found in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurtishaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurtishaj is the 763,307th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kurtishaj live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 5,659. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Prizren, where 97 percent reside, District of Peja, where 2 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kosovo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
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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