Curtius Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Curtius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curtius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3101:259,69527,868
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
France861:772,35794,336
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Curtius (28) may also be a first name.

Curtius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Curtius has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Curtius click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Curtius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,873rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname Curtius occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Curtius reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 259,695. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Bremen, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Curtius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Curtius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Curtius last name expanded 1,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Curtius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Curtius surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Curtius earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Curtuius93176/
Curtious931/
Curtiu926/
Courtious881/
Kurtius8646/
Cortius861/
Courtieu80370/
Kurtuius805/
Curtuiuş805/
Curtuiuș804/
Courtiou802/
Curtuțiu801/
Courteous759/
Kortius713/
Cortiua711/
Courteau671,920/
Cortijos67407/
Courteheuse6749/
Korthius6715/
Curtejos673/
Corteous672/
Courtehoux5984/
Courtheoux5963/
Courthéoux598/
Kurthjouse590/
Courtteyou590/
Cortejos53683/

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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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  • 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 Curtius
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