Kurnits Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Kurnits Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kurnits Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurnits Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurnits (Russian: Курниц) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurnits? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Kurnits occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kurnits reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Kurnits is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 475,053. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Brest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Belarus this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kornits | 86 | 28 | / |
| Kurnitz | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kurnets | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kurnitsova | 82 | 10 | / |
| Korniets | 80 | 374 | / |
| Kurnić | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kurnic | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kornitz | 71 | 136 | / |
| Kornets | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kurnich | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kurnetz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kornics | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kurnytsova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kornyts | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kurnetsova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kurniec | 71 | 3 | / |
| Korneets | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khornets | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kurnicova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Curnic | 62 | 721 | / |
| Kornić | 62 | 114 | / |
| Kornic | 62 | 53 | / |
| Curnić | 62 | 32 | / |
| Kurnec | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kurnez | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kornetz | 57 | 23 | / |
| Kornicz | 57 | 18 | / |
| Korniec | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kurnedz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cornetts | 53 | 6 | / |
| Curnicova | 50 | 2 | / |
| Cournoycs | 50 | 1 | / |
Kurnits Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurnits in the Russian language | ||
| Курниц | kurnic | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kurnits
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