Kurtsev Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kurtsev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6721:214,46923,369
Ukraine2891:157,51821,835
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Kurtšev (1) are calculated separately.

Kurtsev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurtsev (Georgian: კურცევი, Russian: Курцев) is most common in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kurtšev. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtsev? popularity and diffusion

Kurtsev is the 368,903rd most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,474,406 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kurtsev are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Kurtsev is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 214,469. In Russia it is most frequent in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Aside from Russia Kurtsev exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 30 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Kurtsev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kurtsev surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kurtsev are 9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtšev951/
Kurtseva931,020/
Kaurtsev93107/
Kurtsaev9335/
Kurtsiev931/
Khurtsev931/
Khurtsaev88722/
Kaurtseva88144/
Khurtseva887/
Kourtseva883/
Khurtsiev881/
Kurtsov8697/
Kortsev8649/
Kirtsev868/
Khortsev8086/
Kurcev776/
Kurzev771/
Khortseev754/
Kurtcheva752/
Kurchev71322/
Kurzaev71311/
Kurzhev71125/
Kirtsov7119/
Kortsep7116/
Kurziev714/
Kurčeva711/
Kaurcev711/
Kurzeev711/
Kurcheva67330/
Kurzhiev67154/
Kurtçepe6776/
Kurcheev6749/
Kurzheev6710/
Kourchev6710/
Kurzhaev678/
Kurdzhev672/
Khirtsov671/
Kaurchev671/

Kurtsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurtsev in the Georgian language
კურცევიkurtsevi-
Kurtsev in the Russian language
Курцевkurcev-

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Kurtsev Reference & Research

Kartsev FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kurtsev
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