Curgenven Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Curgenven Surname Definition:

This name is derived from a village in the parish of Crowan, co. Cornwall, formerly so spelt, but now commonly written Cargenwen.

Curgenven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia671:402,92132,505
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Curgenven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name is derived from a village in the parish of Crowan, co. Cornwall, formerly so spelt, but now commonly written Cargenwen.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(commonly written Cargenwen). From car-gwynn, the white rock or castle. Hence perhaps, by corruption, the surname Chirgwin.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Curgenven Demographics

Average Curgenven Salary in
England

£31,522

Per year
Rank:
13,484 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000328073
Rank: 24,364 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
116.85%
Sample size: 24 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Curgenven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curgenven is found most frequently in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curgenven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 841,044th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name Curgenven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Curgenven are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

Curgenven is most frequent in England, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 431,923. In England it is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 24 percent live, Devon, where 18 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Curgenven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curgenven has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curgenven Last Name Statistics demography

Curgenven earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning R 279,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurgenven891/
Gurgenovna7413/
Korenvayn5621/
Korenvain5612/
Gareginovna503/

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