Kure Surname
Approximately 27,897 people bear this surname
Kure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11,637 | 1:15,222 | 1,490 |
| India | 5,746 | 1:133,496 | 8,539 |
| Ethiopia | 5,312 | 1:18,363 | 2,443 |
| Denmark | 1,176 | 1:4,800 | 427 |
| Japan | 763 | 1:167,555 | 8,154 |
| Papua New Guinea | 643 | 1:12,681 | 1,181 |
| Zimbabwe | 512 | 1:30,153 | 4,632 |
| United States | 458 | 1:791,395 | 61,115 |
| Slovenia | 222 | 1:11,206 | 2,648 |
| Kenya | 202 | 1:228,613 | 16,073 |
| Norway | 170 | 1:30,249 | 4,174 |
| Ecuador | 146 | 1:108,944 | 6,376 |
| Estonia | 130 | 1:10,168 | 1,422 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Austria | 90 | 1:94,616 | 13,804 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 1:141,456 | 9,707 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Colombia | 22 | 1:2,171,549 | 12,645 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Somaliland | 9 | 1:388,909 | 1,001 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Küre (385), Kuře (144), Kuré (2) & Kůře (3) are calculated separately.
Kure (6,604) may also be a first name.
Kure Demographics
Average Kure Salary in
United States
$48,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kure Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kure (Hindi: कूरे, Marathi: कुरे, Oriya: କୁେର, Russian: Курье) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Küre, Kuře, Kuré or Kůře. For other potential spellings of Kure click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kure? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kure is the 19,667th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 261,230 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kure are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 80,575th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 6,604 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,637 people, or 1 in 15,222. In Nigeria Kure is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 27 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live and Kogi, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 76 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Ethiopia, where 19 percent live.
Kure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kure last name increased 3,523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kure surname are 3.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Kure earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning 327,483 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.84% less than the national average, earning R 33,660 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.08% less than the national average, earning $15,418,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $47,618 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kure Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kure in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେର | kuera | - |
| Kure in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरे | kure | 95.66 |
| कूरे | kure | 4.16 |
| कुर | kura | 0.05 |
| ्कुरे | kure | 0.03 |
| ़कुरे | kure | 0.03 |
| कुरॆ | kure | 0.03 |
| कु्रे | kure | 0.03 |
| Kure in the Hindi language | ||
| कूरे | kure | 85.51 |
| कुरे | kure | 12.37 |
| कुड़े | kure | 0.35 |
| कौर | kaura | 0.35 |
| Kure in the Russian language | ||
| Курье | kure | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kure
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