Kurig Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kurig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kürig (4) are calculated separately.

Kurig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurig (Russian: Куриг) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kürig. Click here for further potential spellings of Kurig.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kurig live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Kurig is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Kurig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kurig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kurig surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürig934/
Kurzig9143/
Kuhrig9123/
Kuraig912/
Kurigs911/
Keurig911/
Kourigh831/
Kauraig831/
Khourig831/
Kaurigh831/
Kuric801,160/
Kurik80978/
Kurug80346/
Curig8079/
Kirig8023/
Kureg8018/
Korig8012/
Kuriq801/
Kourigue772/
Kurigova771/
Kurugh73280/
Kierig73225/
Kurrik7392/
Kourik7387/
Kuriks7386/
Kauric7384/
Khurug7370/
Koerig7360/
Koureg7354/
Kurick7340/
Kurzik7337/
Kurike7332/
Kaurik7325/
Korigh7322/
Kührig7322/
Khurik7320/
Kurgic737/
Kurics734/
Kuhrik733/
Kueric732/
Kuriec732/
Courig732/
Kurikh732/
Korrig731/
Kuyrik731/
Kouric731/
Kureik731/
Kuruhg731/
Currig730/
Kurreik6731/
Kaurzik6727/
Kuroike6725/
Kutrick6720/
Kaurike6719/
Kaurics6711/
Kauraik679/
Koutrik678/
Kourike675/
Kcaurik674/
Cutrigh673/
Koehrig672/
Kouraik672/
Kourick671/
Kuitrik671/
Kurrick671/
Kurrike671/
Kouraic671/
Kurreic670/

Kurig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurig in the Russian language
Куригkurig-

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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 Kurig
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