Kurfeld Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kurfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

Kurfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurfeld is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kurfeld is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Kurfeld occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Kurfeld reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany Kurfeld is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent are found, Hamburg, where 35 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurzfeld9392/
Kurfeldt931/
Kurfield930/
Kurfel921/
Kuhrfeldt8827/
Kurzfield889/
Korfeld8616/
Kirfeld8613/
Kierfeld804/
Curfield802/
Korfel77670/
Caurfield753/
Courfield751/
Corfeld715/
Kirfelt713/
Corfeldt670/
Corffield630/
Korfyl626/
Corfel621/
Corfiel576/
Corfell571/
Curflech530/

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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 Kurfeld
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