Kurm Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kurm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia3801:3,478283
Germany1111:725,27454,868
India751:10,227,538196,136
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Finland111:499,70030,478
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Kürm (1) are calculated separately.

Kurm (469) may also be a first name.

Kurm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurm (Hindi: कुर्म, Oriya: କୁମିର୍, Russian: Курм) occurs more in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kürm. For other potential spellings of Kurm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 510,276th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name Kurm occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kurm live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 393,184th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 469 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 3,478. Without taking into account Estonia Kurm occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Kurm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kurm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurm surname expanded 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurm Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kurm earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.15% less than the national average, earning $29,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürm921/
Kurme892,595/
Khurm8947/
Kourm8917/
Kurmm893/
Kaurm893/
Kurmd891/
Kkurm891/
Kurmt891/
Khourm80125/
Khurme8014/
Khurrm8011/
Kkurme807/
Khaurm802/
Kourme801/
Kurrme801/
Kurmhe801/
Kirm75726/
Korm75226/
Curm7510/
Khourme738/
Curme67173/
Khorm6724/
Koorm6718/
Koerm675/
Courm673/
Khurmova672/
Cutrm672/
Quirm671/
Curhm671/
Korrm671/
Kormh671/
Kirëm671/
Quorm670/
Courme6063/
Cheurm601/
Curmova552/
Quuirem551/
Corm5033/
Qorm502/

Kurm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurm in the Oriya language
କୁମିର୍kumir-
Kurm in the Hindi language
कुर्मkurma77.78
कुरमkurama16.67
कूर्मkurma5.56
Kurm in the Russian language
Курмkurm-

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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 Kurm
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