Kurkur Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kurkur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurkur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India611:12,574,842222,490
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Kurkur (10) may also be a first name.

Kurkur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurkur (Hindi: कुरकुर, Marathi: कुरकुर, Russian: Куркур) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurkur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Kurkur reside; 36 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Kurkur is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 12,574,842. In India Kurkur is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 80 percent live, Maharashtra, where 16 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurkure922,086/
Kurckur9224/
Kurkour921/
Kourkour864/
Kurkurre861/
Kurkuire861/
Khurkure861/
Kurkor83273/
Kirkur8315/
Korkur8311/
Kurkurova804/
Kourrkaur801/
Kourkor772/
Korkuir771/
Khurkhurova7114/
Korkor677,111/
Curcur6755/
Corkur6712/
Korkhor621/
Khorkhor571/
Korcur502/
Corkor501/

Kurkur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurkur in the Hindi language
कुरकुरkurakura-
Kurkur in the Marathi language
कुरकुरkurakura69.23
कूरकूरkurakura30.77
Kurkur in the Russian language
Куркурkurkur-

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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 Kurkur
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