Curlew Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Curlew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curlew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3111:118,47512,504
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Curlew (32) may also be a first name.

Curlew Last Name Facts

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

Curlew is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curlew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 649,026th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Curlew live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 118,475. In Canada Curlew is most frequent in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 59 percent reside, Ontario, where 29 percent reside and Alberta, where 10 percent reside. Beside Canada this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Curlew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Curlew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curlew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Curlew are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Curlew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corlew831,774/
Kurlew835/
Kurylew771/
Corliew770/
Curliffe711/
Cureilfe711/
Zurlev6717/
Kurlev678/
Kurliw672/
Corlev671/
Corelw671/
Kurylev62844/
Kurleev62102/
Corleaf625/
Kurleva625/
Kurliev622/
Zhurlev621/
Curliff621/
Churlova578/
Kourylev576/
Curillova5320/
Korlev5021/
Czurillova501/
Čorlev501/
Kurlyv501/
Kurilv501/

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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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  • 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 Curlew
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