Kuras Surname

88,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kuras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,3691:16,0442,352
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
Ukraine4401:103,46114,803
Lithuania2671:11,3652,056
France2661:249,70938,568
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Russia1091:1,322,23094,006
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Canada951:387,84834,448
England751:742,90741,196
Austria601:141,92419,117
Australia331:818,05251,601
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Belgium291:396,43641,978
India251:30,682,615377,978
Greece181:615,54471,673
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Kuraś (2,212), Kuraş (111), Kuraš (6) & Kūras (1) are calculated separately.

Kuras (366) may also be a first name.

Kuras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuras (Hindi: कुरसा, Marathi: कुरास, Oriya: କୁରସ, Russian: Курас) is found most in Poland. It can also be found as: Kuraś, Kuraş, Kuraš or Kūras. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuras? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 88,800th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,347,549 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kuras are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Kuras is also the 454,857th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 366 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 2,369 people, or 1 in 16,044. Outside of Poland this last name exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Ukraine, where 8 percent reside.

Kuras Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kuras last name is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (42%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kuras surname are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kuras earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $55,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuraś932,212/
Kuraş93111/
Kuraš936/
Kūras931/
Kurash912,676/
Kurasz912,478/
Kurais91829/
Kurras91316/
Kouras91218/
Kurase91204/
Kurgas9184/
Kuraas9160/
Kurass9147/
Kauras9131/
Kurašs9112/
Kurast9110/
Kurahs918/
Kuiras916/
Kuuras914/
Kueras913/
Qkuras911/
Kureas911/
Kurzas911/
Ckuras911/
Kaurase83868/
Khurais83686/
Kuraish83471/
Koureas83365/
Kurasch83220/
Gkouras83185/
Khurash8368/
Khurase8356/
Kuraise8345/
Kurrass8336/
Kourase8328/
Kourras8320/
Kurashe8318/
Kuratse8315/
Kaurats836/
Kurgash834/
Kourash833/
Kurhais832/
Kuraush832/
Kurrash831/
Kurasht831/
Kuraysh831/
Kusrasz831/
Khurgas831/
Kurhaus831/
Kurzasz831/
Kurzhas831/
Kurraus830/
Kuraust830/
Kiras801,053/
Kuros80433/
Koras80387/
Curas80216/
Kuraz80112/
Kuraç8085/
Kuraß8014/
Kurač807/
Kurasova772,555/
Kurrasch77221/
Gkoutras7743/
Kuraishe7741/
Khurashe7723/
Kaurashe7713/
Kuhrasch779/
Khourais779/
Kurasová778/
Khuraish775/
Kauraish774/
Kouraiss774/
Koutrash772/
Kuraashe771/
Kurahash771/
Kureashe771/
Kurashch771/
Kourasse771/
Kurose7313,987/
Curras732,048/
Kieras731,697/
Kouros731,616/
Kurosz73732/
Couras73513/
Kurosh73324/
Kureis73259/
Korash73240/
Korais73176/
Korras73174/
Quiras73128/
Kurgaš73121/
Khoras73108/
Kuracz7375/
Gkoras7343/
Koraus7341/
Koreas7338/
Khiras7327/
Koeras7324/
Korasz7318/
Kuross7315/
Curase7314/
Kirash7312/
Kurois7312/
Kuiros7311/
Cauras7310/
Kurgaz7310/
Kouraz7310/
Kurace739/
Khuros737/
Kuraiz737/
Curais737/
Kireas735/
Kuratz735/
Curats735/
Gkiras734/
Curajs733/
Korass732/
Curasì732/
Kirasz732/
Kürras732/
Koraas732/
Kuroos731/
Kirais731/
Korhas731/
Korzas731/
Kureus731/
Curzas731/
Kauros731/
Kureys731/
Kiraus731/
Kooras731/
Kutrás731/
Cuiras731/
Kurashova711,990/
Kuraisova7124/
Kurhasova716/
Kurassova713/
Kuraszová712/
Kuraysova712/
Khuraishd711/
Kourosh671,317/
Currais67276/
Koraish67273/
Kurzhos67241/
Coutras67126/
Coureas67120/
Kourous6773/
Couyras6754/
Kurosch6737/
Caurase6734/
Courais6733/
Gkouros6726/
Currass6723/
Khorash6722/
Kuroshe6716/
Khureis6713/
Kurayshova6712/
Kuirots6712/
Korausz679/
Koeraus678/
Kaurose676/
Curasch676/
Koraush675/
Kurache674/
Khuroos674/
Quieras673/
Khirash672/
Kureysh672/
Courase672/
Korasch672/
Khurach672/
Kourzaz672/
Koraysh671/
Kuirach671/
Khurashova671/
Khurosh671/
Qhurash671/
Quirash671/
Kuroysh671/
Kurrach671/
Kureyse671/
Koureasová671/
Kourzos671/
Caurais671/
Kuratcz671/
Keurach671/
Khuross671/
Kureish671/
Korahas671/
Kouross671/
Quorais671/
Qhurais671/
Curasse671/
Courgas671/
Qourash671/
Koreash671/
Cutrass670/
Courash670/
Courras670/

Kuras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuras in the Oriya language
କୁରସkurasa-
Kuras in the Hindi language
कुरसाkurasa50
कुरासkurasa33.33
कुरसkurasa16.67
Kuras in the Marathi language
कुरासkurasa50
कुरसkurasa50
Kuras in the Russian language
Курасkuras-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuras
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