Kura Surname
Approximately 25,192 people bear this surname
Kura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,613 | 1:26,787 | 2,304 |
| Japan | 4,993 | 1:25,605 | 2,666 |
| India | 4,632 | 1:165,601 | 10,296 |
| Poland | 2,451 | 1:15,507 | 2,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,384 | 1:5,891 | 368 |
| Kenya | 1,154 | 1:40,017 | 4,218 |
| Turkey | 672 | 1:115,806 | 9,729 |
| Indonesia | 584 | 1:226,454 | 21,080 |
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| Germany | 370 | 1:217,582 | 24,518 |
| Iran | 226 | 1:339,746 | 23,016 |
| Tanzania | 215 | 1:246,240 | 19,907 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Albania | 128 | 1:22,766 | 3,844 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Czechia | 116 | 1:91,668 | 15,238 |
| Russia | 110 | 1:1,310,210 | 93,437 |
| Solomon Islands | 82 | 1:7,074 | 1,084 |
| Argentina | 81 | 1:527,696 | 38,577 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Lithuania | 40 | 1:75,865 | 11,582 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 1:3,030 | 708 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Kůra (98), Kúra (21) & Kūra (6) are calculated separately.
Kura (25,465) may also be a first name.
Kura Demographics
Kura Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kura (Hindi: कुरा, Marathi: कुरा, Oriya: କୁରା, Russian: Кура) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kůra, Kúra or Kūra. For other possible spellings of Kura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kura is the 21,610th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 289,280 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Kura are found; 26 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kura is also the 31,548th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 25,465 people.
Kura is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,613 people, or 1 in 26,787. In Nigeria Kura is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 15 percent are found, Borno, where 13 percent are found and Benue, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 20 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
Kura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kura surname increased 4,638 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (81%) in Kenya and Muslim (55%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kura surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kura earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning R 258,648 per year and in United States they earn 20.41% more than the national average, earning $51,954 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kura in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरा | kura | 99.21 |
| कूरा | kura | 0.79 |
| Kura in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରା | kura | 97.64 |
| କୂରା | kura | 0.56 |
| କୁର | kura | 0.42 |
| େକାରା | ekara | 0.28 |
| କୁନା | kuna | 0.14 |
| କର | kara | 0.14 |
| କୁରୁ | kuru | 0.14 |
| Kura in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरा | kura | 61.4 |
| कूरा | kura | 36.09 |
| कौर | kaura | 0.25 |
| कुरी | kuri | 0.17 |
| कुड़ा | kura | 0.17 |
| कुरां | kuram | 0.08 |
| Kura in the Russian language | ||
| Кура | kura | - |
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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 Kura
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