Kurtsen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kurtsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Kurtşen (11) are calculated separately.

Kurtsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurtsen (Russian: Курцен) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Kurtşen. For other possible spellings of Kurtsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurtsen is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurtsen reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 67 percent live and Yaroslavl Oblast, where 33 percent live. Apart from Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtşen9511/
Kuertsen932/
Kortsen86189/
Kurtsyn86115/
Kurtsin8647/
Kurtsan8631/
Kurtson8628/
Kurdsen863/
Kurtzen861/
Kirtsen861/
Kurtsenova821/
Kurtsson80105/
Kurtsyna8088/
Korthsen8028/
Koortsen8014/
Koertsen801/
Kuhrtsan801/
Kurtsian801/
Kurzen77462/
Kurcen7770/
Kurtcan71358/
Cortsen71141/
Kurtzon7123/
Kirtsin719/
Kortzen717/
Kurtsanova714/
Curtson713/
Kortsan713/
Curtzen712/
Kurtzne711/
Kortsin711/
Kurdson711/
Kortson710/
Koortzen67670/
Koertzen67135/
Kurtzahn6784/
Curtsson6729/
Cordtsen6725/
Coertsen6723/
Kortsson676/
Courtson672/
Kurdshan671/
Kurcienė671/
Curtsing671/
Kurtzhan671/
Khortsin671/
Kurdsian671/

Kurtsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurtsen in the Russian language
Курценkurcen-

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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 Kurtsen
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