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

Kurs (Hindi: कुर्स, Russian: Курс) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can also be rendered as: Kürs or Kurš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 198,386^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,457,090 people. The last name Kurs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kurs are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kurs is also the 336,421^st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 616 people.

The last name is most common in Belarus, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 17,058. In Belarus Kurs is most numerous in: Mogilev Region, where 34 percent live, Minsk, where 20 percent live and Vitebsk Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Belarus this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Kurs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kurs surname is primarily Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kurs last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kurs earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.5% more than the national average, earning $55,877 USD per year.