Kuruyan Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kuruyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuruyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey881:884,33441,843
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Kuruyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuruyan (Marathi: कुरुयन, Russian: Куруян) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuruyan? popularity and diffusion

Kuruyan is the 1,907,068th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Kuruyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kuruyan are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Kuruyan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 884,334. In Turkey Kuruyan is primarily concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 48 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 26 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kuruyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuruyan in the Marathi language
कुरुयनkuruyana66.67
कुरीयनkuriyana33.33
Kuruyan in the Russian language
Куруянkuruan-

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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
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