Courbois Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Courbois Surname User-submission:

Courbois is a nickname for a refined person, sometimes applied ironically, from Old French curteis, co(u)rtois, meaning 'refined' or 'accomplished'.

Courbois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2451:271,11341,730
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Courbois Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Courbois is a nickname for a refined person, sometimes applied ironically, from Old French curteis, co(u)rtois, meaning 'refined' or 'accomplished'.

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Courbois Last Name Facts

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

Courbois is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Courbois click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courbois? popularity and diffusion

The surname Courbois is the 687,524th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The last name Courbois is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Courbois are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Courbois is most common in France, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 271,113. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 56 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent reside and Grand Est, where 7 percent reside. Not including France this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Courbois Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Courbois surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Courbois earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.74% more than the national average, earning $61,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courbis93992/
Corbos86247/
Courbo86121/
Curbis86107/
Courbi8673/
Corbis8651/
Corboi863/
Courbiths820/
Courbot801,529/
Courbou80153/
Courbes80112/
Sourbis8066/
Corbise807/
Carbois807/
Courbit804/
Courbès804/
Corbais803/
Cuerbos801/
Curbisz801/
Courbie801/
Corbits801/
Corbosh801/
Corbies800/
Corbiss800/
Corbo7715,940/
Corbi773,567/
Curbo77593/
Curbi77452/
Charbois75247/
Kourbeis7519/
Scourbys7517/
Courbeix7517/
Sourbies758/
Corbitsø753/
Couerbes752/
Corbitts750/
Cuerbo711,739/
Corboy711,161/
Korboi711,118/
Corbit711,047/
Courbe71903/
Corbes71819/
Corboz71775/
Carbis71714/
Corbie71589/
Carbos71489/
Corbic71404/
Corbei71385/
Kurbis71249/
Courby71237/
Kurbos71164/
Kourbi71144/
Corvis71123/
Curboy7188/
Korbis7178/
Curvis7167/
Corvos7166/
Corbou7147/
Corbid7144/
Corboș7141/
Korbos7140/
Corbas7138/
Corbić7126/
Surbis7125/
Zorbis7123/
Courba7112/
Curbox7111/
Corbys719/
Courbé719/
Kourbo718/
Corbot717/
Curbie717/
Cuirbo716/
Corbio715/
Corboş715/
Corboo714/
Sorbis713/
Corbai712/
Corbiy711/
Curbio711/
Zurbis711/
Jorbis711/
Ceurbo711/
Curbas711/
Courbè711/
Corbiz711/
Curvos711/
Curbit710/
Curbou710/
Curbes710/
Corbitt678,577/
Courbet672,890/
Courbez67349/
Sourbes67309/
Courbat67300/
Couerbe67235/
Courbey67192/
Kuerbis67108/
Corbeij67103/
Corboud6775/
Corbice6754/
Cuerbas6728/
Churvis6719/
Korbits6717/
Corbets6716/
Corwise6713/
Korbish6710/
Corbicz6710/
Corbott679/
Corbiey677/
Ciurvis677/
Sorbais676/
Corbaes676/
Corbeus675/
Corvais675/
Kourbit675/
Kurbish674/
Courbay673/
Corbeit673/
Curvish673/
Korboyi673/
Sorbosh673/
Zorbist673/
Corbiez673/
Charbis673/
Zurbish673/
Carbish673/
Sourbès673/
Sorbies673/
Corvish672/
Corviss672/
Corbese672/
Kurbise672/
Charbos672/
Corbitz672/
Corbeia672/
Kourbie671/
Corbaid671/
Corbeas671/
Corbeio671/
Coruish671/
Kurbihs671/
Kourbei671/
Sarbois671/
Carboit671/
Carbios671/
Chorbas671/
Csorbás671/
Curbejo671/
Cuierbo671/
Courber671/
Corvise671/
Corbouz671/
Corbees671/
Corbajo671/
Coerbas671/
Courbaa671/
Corvies670/
Curbitt670/
Corbess670/
Kurbeis670/
Corbith670/

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