Kurtun Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Kurtun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kürtün (244) are calculated separately.
Kurtun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurtun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurtun (Russian: Куртун) is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Kürtün. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurtun? popularity and diffusion
Kurtun is the 1,173,425th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kurtun are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.
The surname Kurtun is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Aside from Somalia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 0 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurtun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurtuhn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kürtün | 89 | 244 | / |
| Kortun | 83 | 301 | / |
| Kurton | 83 | 140 | / |
| Kurtushyn | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kurtunova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kortoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurthausen | 75 | 17 | / |
| Curton | 67 | 441 | / |
| Korton | 67 | 169 | / |
| Cortun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Curtum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Courton | 62 | 65 | / |
| Khorton | 62 | 33 | / |
| Curtton | 62 | 1 | / |
| Courtum | 62 | 0 | / |
| Corthun | 62 | 0 | / |
| Khorthon | 57 | 2 | / |
| Courthon | 57 | 2 | / |
| Quorthon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Caurthon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Corton | 50 | 3,050 | / |
| Cortón | 50 | 30 | / |
Kurtun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurtun in the Russian language | ||
| Куртун | kurtun | - |
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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 Kurtun
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