Kurutsi Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Kurutsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 418 | 1:423,787 | 21,950 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
Kurutsi (1,180) may also be a first name.
Kurutsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurutsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurutsi occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurutsi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 684,148th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kurutsi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231,002nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,180 people.
The surname Kurutsi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 423,787. In Nigeria Kurutsi is mostly found in: Taraba, where 96 percent reside, Edo, where 2 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurutshi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kouroutsi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kurutsa | 86 | 45 | / |
| Kurutse | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kirutsi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouroutsis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Koutroutsi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kurucsai | 80 | 450 | / |
| Koutroutsis | 78 | 17 | / |
| Kuruci | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kouroutzi | 75 | 268 | / |
| Khurutshe | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kouroutci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiritsi | 71 | 103 | / |
| Kouroutzis | 71 | 66 | / |
| Kurudzi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kurutza | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kuruchi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kuruzoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kuritsy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kurutge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kurucsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korotsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuruczi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuruizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurauchi | 67 | 6,747 | / |
| Koroutzi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khorutsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Curutchi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkiritsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurudzhi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kurutsi
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