Kurtkaya Surname

260,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kurtkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4931:52,1245,138
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kurtkaya Last Name Facts

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

Kurtkaya is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtkaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 260,888th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,842,223 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kurtkaya reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Kurtkaya is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,493 people, or 1 in 52,124. In Turkey Kurtkaya is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent live, Izmir Province, where 11 percent live and Bursa Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtka861/
Kurtcayi758/
Kurtca715/
Kurtke714/
Kortka711/
Kurtki711/
Kurthke673/
Kurtkid673/
Kortkiy672/
Kortkai671/
Kurdkai671/
Kurtket671/
Kortke578/
Kurdki571/
Kortki571/
Kurtchi5316/
Kordkai531/
Kortcki531/
Cortcaia502/

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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 Kurtkaya
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