Kurets Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kurets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5491:17,3062,835
Ukraine2091:217,81229,120
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Kurets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurets (Russian: Курец) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 397,164th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kurets live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 17,306. In Belarus Kurets is most numerous in: Minsk Region, where 44 percent live, Minsk, where 29 percent live and Vitebsk Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Belarus Kurets occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Kurets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kurets surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kurets last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuriets9213/
Kuretsch8662/
Korets831,916/
Kurits8337/
Kuryts8335/
Kuretz8330/
Kurecs833/
Kirets833/
Koreets77222/
Khorets7742/
Korzets7713/
Kurzetz7712/
Kurzits774/
Kiriets773/
Koriets772/
Kuretch771/
Kuurits771/
Kurrits770/
Kurec73476/
Kurez7351/
Kureć731/
Kuritsch7110/
Coutrets718/
Korzhets714/
Kurishts711/
Kurhgetz711/
Kouretze711/
Couretts710/
Curreats710/
Kuritz67546/
Kurzec67143/
Curits6750/
Corets6722/
Kurecz6721/
Korits6713/
Korecs679/
Koryts676/
Kurics674/
Kurech673/
Kirits673/
Kuriec672/
Kireds672/
Kuriez671/
Kuredz671/
Kuritsova671/
Kurycs671/

Kurets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurets in the Russian language
Курецkurec-

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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 Kurets
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