Kurath Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kurath Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Chuonrad (bold, counsel).

Kurath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4481:18,3323,007
Austria1411:60,3939,409
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kuráth (18) are calculated separately.

Kurath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Chuonrad (bold, counsel).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kurath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurath (Marathi: कुरथ, Oriya: କୁରଥ) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kuráth. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurath is the 464,191st most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kurath live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 18,332. In Switzerland Kurath is most numerous in: Canton of St Gallen, where 64 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 5 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kurath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurath surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Kurath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuráth9418/
Kurrath9215/
Khurath925/
Kourath922/
Kaurath922/
Kurathe921/
Kurat91731/
Kuthrath861/
Kousrath861/
Kurgat8316,261/
Kourat83700/
Kurrat83261/
Kurate83131/
Khurat83125/
Kurhat8337/
Kuratt8331/
Kuirat8327/
Kuraut8316/
Kirath8314/
Kurast8310/
Kaurat835/
Kuratz835/
Kuerat835/
Kuhrat833/
Kuroth833/
Kurait832/
Kuyrat831/
Kurzat831/
Kaurate77272/
Kierath77167/
Khurate7791/
Kurgatt7745/
Kurothe7730/
Kurhate7710/
Korrath7710/
Kuraite779/
Kurahad778/
Kaurait778/
Kuratte778/
Kourate778/
Kaurats776/
Kuraate775/
Khourat773/
Khaurat772/
Khurrat772/
Koorath772/
Khirath771/
Koraath771/
Koreath771/
Kurasht771/
Kuehrat771/
Courath771/
Kuratcz771/
Kureith771/
Kuraitė771/
Kourait771/
Kourrat771/
Khurzat771/
Currath770/
Kuraust770/
Korat7314,361/
Kirat737,031/
Curat73248/
Kurad73245/
Kurot7372/
Kurať739/
Kurač737/
Kurát731/
Kuratova71997/
Kurahatt7118/
Kutraite714/
Khaurate714/
Kurahate712/
Khuraste712/
Kutraitė712/
Kutrayte711/
Koureith711/
Kuratová711/
Kourrate711/
Khirat671,761/
Khorat671,492/
Kierat671,102/
Currat671,086/
Kourad67519/
Khurad67516/
Curate67397/
Courat67395/
Quirat67211/
Korrat67206/
Korait67138/
Kuruot67110/
Kuracz6775/
Koerat6753/
Kurhad6748/
Koradh6742/
Curaut6738/
Caurat6734/
Koráth6717/
Curuth6716/
Kaurad6714/
Kurrot6710/
Khuratova678/
Curzat678/
Kurote677/
Curats675/
Kurahatte674/
Koraut674/
Khirahath674/
Kiradh673/
Koratt673/
Kirrat672/
Koorat672/
Kiradt671/
Kurott671/
Kurout671/
Kuraud671/
Kuhrad671/
Kihrat671/
Kuraid671/
Kurzad671/
Kurāte671/
Korhat671/
Korzat671/
Curait671/
Kuirot671/
Hkirat671/
Khuraishd671/

Kurath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurath in the Oriya language
କୁରଥkuratha-
Kurath in the Marathi language
कुरथkuratha-

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