Kourav Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Kourav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kourav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1521:5,046,483126,094
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kourav (37) may also be a first name.

Kourav Last Name Facts

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

Kourav (Bengali: কৌরব, Hindi: कौरव, Marathi: कौरव) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kourav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kourav is the 1,385,851st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kourav reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kourav is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 5,046,483. In India Kourav is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 61 percent reside, Delhi, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India Kourav exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korav91727/
Kurav9193/
Kourov831,070/
Kaurav83885/
Khorav83834/
Kuravs8327/
Korgav8317/
Kouraw8314/
Kurrav833/
Kurayv832/
Kouraf831/
Kurasv831/
Kourova772,326/
Kourafe772/
Khouraf771/
Koutrov771/
Korzhav771/
Kurov733,638/
Karav732,777/
Korov73536/
Koraw73101/
Corav737/
Kuraf737/
Kuraw733/
Koraf732/
Curav730/
Khouraif715/
Gkourova711/
Kuravova711/
Khajurav711/
Kharav6710,464/
Kurova674,325/
Korowa672,261/
Khurov671,893/
Kaurov671,787/
Khorov67626/
Kurzov67394/
Korova67249/
Korzov67200/
Kotrov6753/
Kourow6747/
Kairav6734/
Kurovs6721/
Korhov6720/
Kayrav6719/
Korgov6718/
Kurgov6714/
Kurowa6713/
Kauraw6713/
Kurafe6710/
Korafe679/
Koraph677/
Koyrov675/
Karaiv674/
Karayv673/
Cotrav673/
Koroov672/
Karasv672/
Kuorov672/
Koraff671/
Khoraw671/
Koorov671/
Korotv671/
Kurosv671/
Kurrab671/
Kuradf671/
Kourob671/
Karavh671/
Khuraf671/
Koraif671/
Kūravs671/
Kureab671/
Kurgaf671/
Caurav671/
Couraw670/
Coravs670/

Kourav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kourav in the Bengali language
কৌরবkauraba-
Kourav in the Hindi language
कौरवkaurava-
Kourav in the Marathi language
कौरवkaurava-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kourav
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis