Kurnev Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kurnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2641:545,92149,289
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kurnev Last Name Facts

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

Kurnev (Russian: Курнев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurnev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurnev is the 910,497th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kurnev are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 545,921. In Russia Kurnev is most numerous in: Samara Oblast, where 20 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 15 percent live and Moscow, where 11 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Kurnev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kurnev last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 41.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurnaev92424/
Kurneva92325/
Kurneev9238/
Kornev8324,598/
Kirnev83198/
Kurnov83121/
Kurniv832/
Kurnew832/
Kurnav831/
Kurenneva801/
Korniev7739/
Kurnyov7710/
Khurnov779/
Kornnev776/
Khornev776/
Kirnaev775/
Korneiv774/
Korznev773/
Kirneev771/
Korneyv771/
Korzhnev71122/
Kurennov7173/
Kurinnov7132/
Kurynnov715/
Koorneev711/
Curnew67556/
Kirnov67120/
Kirnew6718/
Kornew6717/
Kornef6712/
Korniv6712/
Kornyv677/
Kurnypova671/
Curnov671/
Korzhniev671/

Kurnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurnev in the Russian language
Курневkurnev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurnev
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