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Where Does The Last Name Kurmis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kurmis (Russian: Курмис) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kürmis or Kurmiś. For other possible spellings of Kurmis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurmis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 660,498^th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kurmis are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 16,270. In Latvia Kurmis is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent reside, Latgale, where 26 percent reside and Semigallia, where 10 percent reside. Not including Latvia this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Kurmis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kurmis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kurmis last name grew 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurmis Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kurmis last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kurmis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $53,697 CAD per year.