Kurzhey Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kurzhey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
Kurzhey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurzhey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurzhey (Russian: Куржей) occurs most in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurzhey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Kurzhey reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Kurzhey is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 70 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Moscow, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 15 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kurzhey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurzhey in the Russian language | ||
| Куржей | kurzej | - |
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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 Kurzhey
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