Čuraj Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Čuraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čuraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia501:106,72920,187
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Czechia221:483,34051,393

The alternate forms: Curaj (472), Çuraj (36) & Ćuraj (11) are calculated separately.

Čuraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čuraj is most common in Slovakia. It can also be rendered as: Curaj, Çuraj or Ćuraj. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čuraj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čuraj live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Čuraj is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 106,729. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 86 percent live and Trnava Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 33 percent live and Czechia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curaj93472/
Çuraj9336/
Ćuraj9311/
Čurgaj912/
Čura8984/
Čurej8015/
Čurij8012/
Čurha8011/
Čutra802/
Čoraj801/
Čurajová77125/
Ciuraj73683/
Čureja73580/
Curraj73480/
Czuraj73146/
Curaje735/
Çurraj734/
Zhuraj733/
Cuiraj731/
Csuraj731/
Curaji731/
Cura6722,580/
Zura672,727/
Čuri67200/
Ćura67134/
Csuraji6728/
Čury679/
Curj675/
Zurj673/
Chouraj673/
Čurý673/
Ţura672/
Churaji672/
Çura672/
Ciuraja671/
Cuhraja671/
Zurhajj671/

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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 Čuraj
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