Course Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Course Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Course Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3021:184,49716,523
Israel2601:32,9144,636
France341:1,953,609166,012
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Course (65) may also be a first name.

Course Last Name Facts

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

The surname Course (Arabic: كورس) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Course? popularity and diffusion

Course is the 493,936th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Course are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 65 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 184,497. In England Course is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 39 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Course Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Course has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Course last name contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Course Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

The amount Course earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.25% more than the national average, earning R 421,224 per year and in Canada they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning $60,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coursey925,758/
Courser92691/
Courset92137/
Chourse9233/
Coursez9215/
Courrse920/
Coursie920/
Corse911,393/
Cours91904/
Curse91194/
Coursier86472/
Choursey863/
Courseyd861/
Courssey861/
Courshee860/
Corser831,930/
Corsey83736/
Corset83405/
Corsie83341/
Corseu83110/
Cursey83105/
Coerse8399/
Corsei8379/
Curseu8379/
Corsep8312/
Couers8311/
Cursse838/
Coursh837/
Corses836/
Courge835/
Cource834/
Coursi834/
Corsez834/
Coursy832/
Corsee832/
Kourse832/
Ceurse831/
Curser831/
Cursie831/
Corsea831/
Corsse831/
Curset831/
Curses831/
Chorse831/
Courze831/
Corshe831/
Churse830/
Coorse830/
Corrse830/
Cors801,713/
Curs80117/
Courgey77389/
Courcet77118/
Corsiez77118/
Courche7787/
Courcey7752/
Courget7738/
Courgis7720/
Chaurse7711/
Caurser776/
Coorsey774/
Corseez774/
Chourge773/
Courger773/
Courgez773/
Kourshe772/
Koursse772/
Corssey772/
Corseth771/
Corsier771/
Coursui771/
Couyers771/
Chursea771/
Dcorsey771/
Coursay771/
Corsett771/
Kourser771/
Courzer771/
Curseit771/
Corsets771/
Coursoi771/
Cursier770/
Cowerse770/
Koursey770/
Caursey770/
Corsiey770/
Corserr770/
Coursoy770/
Corssie770/
Corsi7325,793/
Cohrs735,318/
Carse731,834/
Cursi731,316/
Coers731,278/
Coors731,163/
Corsa73935/
Korse73507/
Kurse73243/
Corce73224/
Kours7383/
Curce7379/
Cursa7355/
Cursh7340/
Corge7332/
Corrs7325/
Corss7323/
Cuers7319/
Curze7316/
Corsy7315/
Zorse737/
Corst737/
Curst736/
Caurs735/
Corsh733/
Curge733/
Corje733/
Cursy732/
Corzs732/
Cuors731/
Corze731/
Coërs731/
Cursá731/
Cursd731/
Corsp730/
Courchet71130/
Courchee718/
Corssett715/
Courrges714/
Corrsche711/
Courcher710/
Courcy671,820/
Chorge671,659/
Koursi671,304/
Carsey67941/
Koursa67491/
Korsee67416/
Corces67373/
Kourss67136/
Kursep67125/
Carser67120/
Corget67117/
Corger67116/
Corgey67114/
Corcea67110/
Koerse6792/
Korsei6791/
Ciursa6791/
Ciursă6788/
Korsse6785/
Cortje6783/
Corgie6778/
Kursey6772/
Corsit6765/
Coorsh6764/
Kource6757/
Koorse6755/
Charse6752/
Curges6740/
Corssi6740/
Cuersi6740/
Cortge6738/
Cauers6735/
Coehrs6732/
Kurses6728/
Curche6727/
Khurse6723/
Curzer6721/
Corche6719/
Korsey6717/
Cowers6715/
Koursh6715/
Curssi6714/
Curzey6713/
Kurshe6712/
Corssy6712/
Korshe6712/
Courgi6711/
Curzie6710/
Chorce6710/
Chorsi6710/
Curcis679/
Korseh679/
Carsee679/
Corjet679/
Khorse678/
Corsis678/
Chursi678/
Coersi678/
Corcep678/
Kurseh677/
Courch676/
Corjes676/
Kursee675/
Curgis675/
Curzee675/
Dcurze674/
Corgee674/
Corcez674/
Curşeu674/
Chorje673/
Cursay673/
Cursch673/
Korsea673/
Cursit673/
Carsie672/
Chorsy672/
Carshe672/
Choursaia672/
Corges672/
Corzer672/
Khourseed672/
Kourge672/
Qorshe672/
Koirse671/
Kursea671/
Carseh671/
Corcer671/
Corgez671/
Corsaa671/
Corsay671/
Corsch671/
Cuirce671/
Corzes671/
Corzez671/
Corzie671/
Courci671/
Courji671/
Curger671/
Cohrss671/
Churge671/
Zorsey671/
Curcey671/
Carset671/
Corsoi671/
Khours671/
Kourje671/
Koursheid671/
Zourze671/
Ciorce671/
Carsce671/
Carsed671/
Curcea671/
Kursie671/
Korses671/
Coorge671/
Coerze671/
Coerce671/
Corjee671/
Ciurce671/
Cuerce671/
Corcey670/
Cohrst670/
Coorce670/
Coyers670/
Cuirst670/
Keurse670/
Kourrs670/
Cordge670/
Coorst670/
Curtce670/
Cuiers670/
Carsea670/
Curcer670/
Churce670/
Coohrs670/
Curgea670/

Course Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Course in the Arabic language
كورسkwrs-

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Course Reference & Research

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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 Course
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis