Shkurta Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Shkurta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkurta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3941:7,3961,419
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shkurta (1,605) may also be a first name.

Shkurta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shkurta (Russian: Шкурта) occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shkurta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkurta? popularity and diffusion

Shkurta is the 712,393rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name Shkurta occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Shkurta are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Shkurta is also the 192,886th most prevalent forename globally, held by 1,605 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 7,396. In Albania it is mostly found in: Dibër County, where 27 percent live, Tirana County, where 25 percent live and Gjirokastër County, where 20 percent live. Other than Albania Shkurta exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkurtaj93373/
Shkurtha931/
Skurta9213/
Shkurti862,153/
Skourta8684/
Shkirta8627/
Shkurte861/
Skourtas80169/
Skourtai802/
Shkurtis801/
Skirta77271/
Skurti7730/
Scurta7729/
Skorta7724/
Skurte772/
Skurty771/
Skourti71724/
Skurtys71225/
Skurtis718/
Skurthy713/
Skurtyś711/
Skhurti711/
Chkourti67136/
Scourtas6734/
Skourtes6733/
Skourtou6716/
Shcurtter631/
Scurti622,340/
Scurto62712/
Scorta62381/
Scurte6218/
Skirto6211/
Škirta624/
Skorti624/
Scurty621/
Şkurti621/
Škurti621/
Scortea57405/
Scurtis5728/
Scurtti5721/
Scourti579/
Skortou572/
Scourtis5365/
Scourtes5346/
Scourtos5319/

Shkurta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkurta in the Russian language
Шкуртаskurta-

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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 Shkurta
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