Kürthy Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kürthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kürthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2811:34,9333,803
Slovakia2801:19,0592,940
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Kurthy (199) & Kűrthy (1) are calculated separately.

Kürthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kürthy occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kurthy or Kűrthy. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kürthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kürthy is the 547,713th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kürthy are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Kürthy is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 34,933. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 36 percent live, Pest County, where 12 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent live. Beside Hungary this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 48 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurthy94199/
Kűrthy941/
Kürty9114/
Kürthi8350/
Kirthy8328/
Korthy833/
Kirthey771/
Koorthy771/
Kürti731,688/
Kurty73325/
Korty73225/
Kurtay674,179/
Kurthi67944/
Kirthi67944/
Kortey67911/
Korthe67158/
Kurtyi67126/
Kortay6763/
Kurtha6757/
Kortha6747/
Korthi6747/
Kirtay6730/
Kurthe6727/
Kurteh6710/
Kirtoy679/
Kurtuy675/
Kortty675/
Kurtey675/
Kurtty674/
Kurtiy674/
Curthy672/
Kurtyś672/
Kurtyo672/
Kourty672/
Khorty671/
Kuirty671/
Kirthe671/
Kirtey671/
Corthy670/

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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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  • 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 Kürthy
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