Kurtulmuş Surname

73,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kurtulmuş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtulmuş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,6481:11,7061,515
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Kurtulmus (94) are calculated separately.

Kurtulmuş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurtulmuş is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kurtulmus. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtulmuş? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,831st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,093,569 people. The last name Kurtulmuş is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kurtulmuş reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Kurtulmuş is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,648 people, or 1 in 11,706. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 11 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtulmus9694/
Kurtulmush8434/
Kurtulumus841/
Kartalmiş671,494/
Kurt Elmas631/
Kurht Lemes601/
Kortalmis5623/
Kartalamis531/
Kardoulamas504/
Kreta Lemes501/

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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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  • 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 Kurtulmuş
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