Kurtys Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kurtys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1981:191,96325,943
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Kurtyś (2) are calculated separately.

Kurtys (18) may also be a first name.

Kurtys Last Name Facts

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

Kurtys occurs most in Poland. It can also be rendered as: Kurtyś. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Kurtys is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kurtys reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 191,963. Outside of Poland it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtyś942/
Kurtysh92460/
Khurtys926/
Kurtysz924/
Kurtis83848/
Kurtes8393/
Curtys837/
Kortys835/
Kourtis773,419/
Kurtycz77354/
Kurtish77106/
Kurtiss77106/
Kurtgis7743/
Kurtych7740/
Curtoys7722/
Kurtisz7713/
Kurtais779/
Courtys777/
Kortysh777/
Khortys776/
Kurtesh775/
Kortysz775/
Kurtets773/
Kurtišs772/
Kurtess771/
Keurtis771/
Kourtes771/
Kurrtes771/
Kurttes770/
Curteys770/
Kurtyshova7536/
Curthoys71310/
Korthuys716/
Courtoys715/
Kurtisch712/
Kourtios711/
Kurthuis711/
Curttoys710/
Curtis67203,547/
Kortes67894/
Kurteš67524/
Kurtiş67383/
Kortis67269/
Kurtiš67247/
Curtes67133/
Kurtez6768/
Kurtiz6727/
Kurtiç6724/
Kurtesova6712/
Kortyš676/
Kurtisova675/
Kortyz671/
Curtís671/
Courthoys671/
Kortyś671/
Kurtisová671/
Cortys671/

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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 Kurtys
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