Curness Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Curness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Scotland161:334,61415,044
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Curness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Curness is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curness? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Curness is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Curness are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Curness is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 30 percent reside, Hampshire, where 23 percent reside and Essex, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and Scotland, where 9 percent reside.

Curness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curness has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 727 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Churness9387/
Courness930/
Curnes92245/
Corness86298/
Currnes864/
Surness863/
Curnese861/
Cournes861/
Churnes860/
Curne8358/
Sourness801/
Coorness800/
Cornes774,205/
Curnis771,141/
Curney77426/
Courne7768/
Curner7726/
Kurnes7712/
Surnes773/
Curnie773/
Curnet772/
Curnee772/
Curnea771/
Jurnes771/
Curneh771/
Zurnes770/
Cournet71467/
Cornies71232/
Curnett71195/
Courney71141/
Journes71107/
Cournee7159/
Cournez7137/
Korness7114/
Cornesh718/
Kurnets715/
Courner715/
Churnys712/
Curnish712/
Currnet712/
Jurgnes712/
Coornes712/
Corneas712/
Surniss711/
Cornejs711/
Cournée711/
Courgne711/
Kurnesh711/
Cutrner711/
Corniss710/
Curnner710/
Corne673,633/
Kurne671,149/
Curna6783/
Curny6757/
Sournies6747/
Coutrney6712/
Journeys672/
Curni671/
Curnj671/
Cournney671/
Sourniss670/
Courrney670/
Caurnice670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Curness
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