Kurkowitz Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Kurkowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Kurkowitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurkowitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurkowitz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurkowitz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurkowitz is the 2,185,341st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Kurkowitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kurkowitz live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany Kurkowitz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurkowicz | 89 | 92 | / |
| Kurkewitz | 89 | 7 | / |
| Curkowicz | 78 | 169 | / |
| Kurkewicz | 78 | 34 | / |
| Korkowicz | 78 | 27 | / |
| Kirkowits | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kirkowicz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kierkowicz | 74 | 60 | / |
| Kurkovic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kurkovich | 67 | 157 | / |
| Kirkovits | 67 | 100 | / |
| Korcowicz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kurkevicz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kurcowich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaurkovics | 63 | 1 | / |
| Curkovic | 59 | 326 | / |
| Curković | 59 | 66 | / |
| Kirković | 59 | 17 | / |
| Korkawic | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kurcovic | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kirkovets | 56 | 63 | / |
| Kurkovych | 56 | 24 | / |
| Curkovich | 56 | 12 | / |
| Kurkavich | 56 | 1 | / |
| Korkovets | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kurquevicz | 53 | 7 | / |
| Khorkovets | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Kurkowitz
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