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Where Does The Last Name Kura Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kura (Hindi: कुरा, Marathi: कुरा, Oriya: କୁରା, Russian: Кура) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kůra, Kúra or Kūra. Click here for further potential spellings of Kura.

How Common Is The Last Name Kura? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 21,610^th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 289,280 people. The surname Kura is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Kura live; 26 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,548^th most widely held forename globally, borne by 25,465 people.

The last name Kura is most prevalent 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 reside, Borno, where 13 percent reside and Benue, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 20 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Kura Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kura has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,638 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kura Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kura surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (81%) in Kenya and Muslim (55%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kura last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65% registered with 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.