Kurland Surname

148,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kurland Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Kurland or Courland (country of the Cours), in Latvia.

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Kurland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2591:160,45116,333
Israel1981:43,2205,842
Germany1261:638,93250,304
England821:679,48938,951
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Norway611:84,30011,704
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kurland (21) may also be a first name.

Kurland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Kurland or Courland (country of the Cours), in Latvia.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

I believe the name derives from the Courland region of latvia.

- aekdeeds

Kurland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurland (Russian: Курланд) is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurland? popularity and diffusion

Kurland is the 148,903rd most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,455,373 people. The surname Kurland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kurland are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kurland is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,259 people, or 1 in 160,451. In The United States Kurland is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States Kurland exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Kurland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kurland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kurland surname grew 225,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurland last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kurland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning 256,587 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning R 230,292 per year; in United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurlandt93114/
Kurlyand9357/
Kurliand9353/
Kourland935/
Kurleand931/
Kurlands931/
Kuerland930/
Curland86454/
Kirland86196/
Korland8633/
Kurlend861/
Kurlandová827/
Courland8030/
Quirland8024/
Koorland8021/
Kierland8014/
Kirrland802/
Kiærland801/
Kurlondt801/
Kurlantz801/
Kirhland800/
Kurlendt800/
Corland719/
Curlend710/
Curlante6795/
Corleand6771/
Coorland6710/
Corliand671/
Corlant571/

Kurland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurland in the Russian language
Курландkurland-

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