Kurshev Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kurshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7651:188,39620,966
Ukraine591:771,57178,489
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Belarus151:633,40454,314
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Kurshev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurshev (Russian: Куршев) is most common in Russia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kurshev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurshev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,994th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kurshev are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Kurshev is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 765 people, or 1 in 188,396. In Russia it is primarily found in: Penza Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Mordovia Republic, where 6 percent reside and Zabaykalsky Krai, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Kurshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kurshev are 4.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kursheva93985/
Kurshaev9341/
Kurshiev9327/
Kursheev933/
Kursev924/
Khurshiev883/
Kurchev86322/
Kursaev86163/
Kurzhev86125/
Kirshev8696/
Kurseev8635/
Kurshav8632/
Kurseva865/
Kurshov865/
Kursoev862/
Kursheb861/
Kursevs861/
Khorshev80255/
Kurzhiev80154/
Kurzheva80110/
Kurcheev8049/
Khursiev8046/
Kirsheev8020/
Kurzheev8010/
Kurzhaev808/
Kirshaev807/
Korshiev806/
Kurdzhev802/
Korsheev802/
Kirshiev802/
Kaurchev801/
Kaurshov801/
Kursov77621/
Kursav77217/
Korsev7710/
Kurcev776/
Kursiv773/
Kurgev771/
Kurzev771/
Kirsev771/
Kurdzheva753/
Khirshiev752/
Khurshaiv751/
Korzhev711,585/
Kurzaev71311/
Kirshov71126/
Korseev7155/
Khursov7128/
Kirseev7117/
Khorsev7113/
Kurceva719/
Kirzhev717/
Kirsaev715/
Kurziev714/
Kurchyv712/
Kurševa712/
Kurzeev711/
Korshef711/
Kurževa711/
Kurşeva711/
Koursov711/
Kurgiev711/
Kaurcev711/
Kirzhaev67450/
Khorseev6711/
Korzheev6710/
Kurzhyov675/
Khirzhev674/
Kaurceva673/
Korschew672/
Khorshef671/
Korzhiev671/
Khorzhev671/

Kurshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurshev in the Russian language
Куршевkursev-

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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 Kurshev
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