Kurschel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kurschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kurschel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurschel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurschel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Kurschel is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kurschel reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 61 percent are found and Hamburg, where 39 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Liechtenstein, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurshel9327/
Kirschel8825/
Korschel8817/
Kurshell881/
Kursheel881/
Kursel8689/
Kourschil821/
Kaurschil821/
Kursell8091/
Kurszel8031/
Koursel806/
Khursel805/
Kurssel801/
Kirschl801/
Curchel800/
Kaurschill7810/
Courchel7599/
Korschil7545/
Khurshil752/
Curchell750/
Kurzel71184/
Korcel71101/
Cursel7155/
Korsel7149/
Kirsel7129/
Curcel7128/
Kurcil715/
Kuršel714/
Kurgel713/
Korschill712/
Kursil711/
Courcel67168/
Korsell67110/
Khurgel6765/
Kurtgel6733/
Caurcel6728/
Kiercel6726/
Coursel6724/
Kuerzel6717/
Kaurzel6711/
Korszel678/
Kurgiel678/
Curssel677/
Kurziel675/
Khorsel674/
Korscil673/
Cursell672/
Kourzel671/
Koorsel671/
Kurgell671/
Kurzell671/
Kurzhhl671/
Koursil671/
Kourcil670/
Kursill670/
Curcell670/

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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 Kurschel
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