Kurkus Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Kurkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 434 | 1:87,578 | 13,537 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Kurkuś (5) are calculated separately.
Kurkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurkus (Russian: Куркус) is most common in Poland. It may occur as: Kurkuś. For other possible spellings of Kurkus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurkus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kurkus is the 623,516th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kurkus reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 87,578. Not including Poland this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurkuś | 94 | 5 | / |
| Kurkusz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurkush | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurkhus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurkushe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kurkhaus | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kourkous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korkus | 83 | 1,124 | / |
| Kirkus | 83 | 318 | / |
| Kurkuz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kurcus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Curkus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kourkouss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurkusova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirkhus | 77 | 369 | / |
| Korkush | 77 | 61 | / |
| Kierkus | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kourkos | 77 | 30 | / |
| Kirkush | 77 | 14 | / |
| Korkuss | 77 | 3 | / |
| Korkous | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kourkouz | 71 | 136 | / |
| Korkhaus | 71 | 36 | / |
| Khorkush | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kirkhuss | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kierkusz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirkhaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Korkos | 67 | 726 | / |
| Korkuś | 67 | 341 | / |
| Curkuş | 67 | 195 | / |
| Korkuz | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kirkuş | 67 | 33 | / |
| Curcus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kurkuzova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korkuç | 67 | 1 | / |
Kurkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurkus in the Russian language | ||
| Куркус | kurkus | - |
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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 Kurkus
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