Kurmah Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Kurmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1161:11,1502,418
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kurmah (27) may also be a first name.

Kurmah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurmah is most common in Mauritius. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurmah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kurmah reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 11,150. In Mauritius Kurmah is most common in: Pamplemousses District, where 92 percent live, Rivière Noire District, where 3 percent live and Savanne District, where 3 percent live. Aside from Mauritius Kurmah exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 6 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khurmah9213/
Kurma9118,292/
Kourmach861/
Khurmash861/
Kourma836,768/
Kurmaz831,536/
Khurma83260/
Kurmai83204/
Kurmay8363/
Kurmma8332/
Kuurma8315/
Kurmaa836/
Kurrma835/
Kurmaç832/
Kutrma831/
Kurmau831/
Kuirma831/
Khourma77179/
Keurmas7752/
Hkurmad7725/
Kuurmaa7721/
Khurmai775/
Kourmaj774/
Kurmaić773/
Khurmas772/
Kourmaz771/
Kourmay771/
Kourmas771/
Kourmad771/
Kurmatš771/
Khurrma771/
Kurmass771/
Kurmooh771/
Korma735,665/
Kirma73379/
Curma73140/
Kurmo7347/
Khurmast714/
Gkourmas711/
Khorma67349/
Koorma67334/
Kurmey67249/
Kurmoo67181/
Kourmo6797/
Kurmei6751/
Curmas6717/
Courma6714/
Kormay679/
Curmaz675/
Kirmay675/
Kurmoy674/
Kirmai674/
Kormai674/
Kurmos674/
Kierma673/
Kurmayova671/
Kurmoi671/
Kaurmo671/
Kurmot671/
Curmat671/

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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 Kurmah
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