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

The surname Kurd is most common in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kurd click here.

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

It is the 33,080^th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 453,911 people. The surname Kurd occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kurd reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kurd is also the 625,736^th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 209 people.

Kurd is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 10,472 people, or 1 in 7,332. In Iran Kurd is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 19 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 16 percent live and Tehran Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 16 percent live and Turkey, where 5 percent live.

Kurd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kurd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kurd Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kurd surname is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kurd last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Kurd earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning 312,179 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.17% more than the national average, earning $59,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $60,516 CAD per year.