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 commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kurch.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurch? popularity and diffusion

Kurch is the 453,475th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The last name Kurch is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kurch are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 164,937. In Ukraine Kurch is primarily found in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 26 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Ukraine Kurch occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.

Kurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kurch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurch Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kurch last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 44.44% being 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurch
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