Kurch Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kurch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2761:164,93722,806
Germany2401:335,43933,076
Belarus851:111,77716,625
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Kurch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurch (Russian: Курч) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kurch.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,475th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kurch reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 164,937. In Ukraine Kurch is most frequent in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 26 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Cherkasy Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Kurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kurch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurch surname increased 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kurch last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kurch surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44.44% registered with the party.

Kurch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurche9163/
Kourch913/
Kurcht911/
Kaurch911/
Kuerch911/
Khurch911/
Keurch910/
Kurc891,787/
Kourche8332/
Khurche8328/
Kurtsch837/
Khourch837/
Kurzsch836/
Kourchz831/
Kourcht831/
Kirch8010,675/
Korch802,058/
Kurcz801,837/
Curch8021/
Kurzh802/
Kurkh801/
Kurcs801/
Kurtc800/
Khourche777/
Kurchova773/
Kourtche772/
Quirch73252/
Kurths7382/
Kurtci7332/
Curche7327/
Kurrhe7320/
Kierch7312/
Khurkh736/
Courch736/
Kurkhe734/
Koerch734/
Kurdsh731/
Khirch731/
Khurhe731/
Korrch731/
Kutrhe731/
Caurch731/
Curtch731/
Kourhe731/
Khorch731/
Kurtcz730/
Kirchh730/
Currch730/
Kurz6753,469/
Kurç67769/
Korc67488/
Kurcová67304/
Kortsch67178/
Courche6787/
Curc6723/
Kurcova677/
Khourci672/
Kourdci671/
Kordsch671/
Kurć671/

Kurch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurch in the Russian language
Курчkurc-

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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
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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 Kurch
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