Cursham Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cursham Surname Definition:

From Corsham; a location name in Wiltshire.

Cursham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cursham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Corsham; a location name in Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cursham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cursham is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cursham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Cursham reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 30 percent are found, Somerset, where 17 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 17 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cursam9223/
Cursame86125/
Corsham8684/
Sursham8636/
Kursham8615/
Curshan861/
Khursham804/
Kursam776,002/
Cursan77239/
Sursam7717/
Jursam771/
Corsam771/
Coursan71139/
Kurshan71101/
Kuursam7122/
Khursam7111/
Kursiam719/
Soursam717/
Coursom715/
Kurssam713/
Kursaam713/
Cursain712/
Curzsan711/
Corshan711/
Curzame711/
Korsham711/
Kirsham711/
Courchaime711/
Courshon6759/
Coursant6758/
Khorsham6711/
Khurshan6711/
Kurshane672/
Jourssam671/
Khurcham671/
Kurshang671/
Curchain670/
Kirscham670/

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