Kurfis Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kurfis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurfis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Hungary601:163,60514,496
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Kurfiš (24) are calculated separately.

Kurfis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurfis is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Kurfiš. For other potential spellings of Kurfis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurfis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kurfis are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kurfis is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Kurfis is most common in: Ohio, where 45 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Kurfis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kurfis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurfis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurfis surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kurfis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurfiš9424/
Kurfiss92183/
Kurfist9214/
Kurfies920/
Kurfi91165/
Kurfisch866/
Kurfuist860/
Kurfeist860/
Kurfiß8386/
Kurfai8317/
Kourfi831/
Kaurfi831/
Kurfes830/
Kurfess77314/
Kurfees77136/
Curfiss7760/
Kurfehs7732/
Kurfieß771/
Gkorfis771/
Khourfi771/
Curfist770/
Korfi73347/
Kurfa738/
Curfi731/
Kurfer6757/
Kurfeß6745/
Kirfiz6725/
Korfei6721/
Korfes6719/
Khorfi6714/
Corfis679/
Kourfa673/
Korfie672/
Curfit671/
Khurfe671/
Korffi671/
Curfie671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kurfis
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