Kurfurst Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kurfurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurfurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Croatia81:528,57638,675
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Kurfürst (477) & Kurfűrst (31) are calculated separately.

Kurfurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurfurst is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kurfürst or Kurfűrst. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurfurst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Kurfurst occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kurfurst live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 48 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

Kurfurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurfurst last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Kurfurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.38% more than the national average, earning R 378,756 per year; in United States they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $37,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.92% more than the national average, earning $65,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurfürst96477/
Kurfűrst9631/
Kurfuerst9425/
Kurfirst88113/
Curfurst882/
Kurfurstová843/
Kurfurstova841/
Kurfürstová74224/
Kurfűrstová7436/
Kurfürstova741/

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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 Kurfurst
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