Surtess Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Surtess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surtess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Surtess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Surtess is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surtess? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Surtess is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Surtess live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Surtess is most frequent in: Durham, where 62 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 23 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England Surtess is found in one country. It is also found in New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Surtess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Surtess has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Surtess surname decreased 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surtes928/
Surtees863,294/
Curtess8632/
Suertes862/
Surties862/
Suirtes861/
Surtesh861/
Shurtes860/
Surteis860/
Surtiss860/
Surte83382/
Shortess80168/
Surteese804/
Surtee's801/
Ssurtees801/
Schurtes801/
Shourtes800/
Surtee77975/
Surtie77261/
Shurte77211/
Sortes77174/
Curtes77133/
Surtea77115/
Surter7726/
Suirte7716/
Sourte7712/
Surtet7711/
Surthe777/
Surtis772/
Schuertes7510/
Sourthese750/
Curtiss718,066/
Szirtes71734/
Shortes71273/
Shurter71215/
Schurte7175/
Churtes7158/
Suurtee7142/
Scurtis7128/
Sourtis7128/
Szurtei717/
Zuirtes715/
Curttes713/
Seurtey711/
Sortees711/
Surthet711/
Surther711/
Sourter710/
Curtees710/
Curteys710/
Shirtes710/
Saurter710/
Shurtie710/
Surteez710/
Surti6710,539/
Sorte678,697/
Surta671,171/
Surty67185/
Shortiss6793/
Scourtis6765/
Courthes6741/
Courtiss679/
Schaurte677/
Sourthez671/
Sourther671/
Shorthes671/
Schirtes671/
Courteis670/
Shaurtie670/
Caurthes670/

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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 Surtess
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