Kursiss Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kursiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kursiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1071:19,1592,887
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Kursišs (1) are calculated separately.

Kursiss Last Name Facts

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

Kursiss is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Kursišs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kursiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Kursiss is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kursiss live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Kursiss is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 19,159. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside, Latgale, where 37 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Latvia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Kursiss Last Name Statistics demography

Kursiss earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $57,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kursišs951/
Kursis9217/
Kursish8664/
Kursits8625/
Kurciss863/
Koursis861/
Kursi83724/
Kurschis809/
Kurshais801/
Kursisch801/
Khurshis801/
Koursi771,304/
Kirsis77418/
Kurshi77195/
Kursai77126/
Kursih7743/
Kurses7728/
Khursi7722/
Kurgis7719/
Kurcis7717/
Kurssi7714/
Kursys777/
Korsis773/
Kursiy773/
Kaursi772/
Kurssy771/
Kurssa771/
Kurrsi771/
Kursie771/
Kursoi771/
Kurschies7517/
Khurshi71153/
Kurtgis7143/
Kourzis7142/
Kursysh7115/
Kurszys7112/
Khoursi7111/
Kurrshi716/
Khursei716/
Kourssi715/
Kurshai714/
Khursai714/
Khursyi713/
Kursich712/
Koursse712/
Kursier712/
Kuhrssa711/
Kurshei711/
Kourshi711/
Kurcisz711/
Kourssa711/
Kurshys711/
Kurshiz711/
Kurhsie711/
Koursai711/
Kursa672,280/
Cursi671,316/
Korsi67996/
Kurji67677/
Khourssa67274/
Kurse67243/
Kurgi6756/
Kurzi6723/
Khourssi6711/
Kursy679/
Khorshis676/
Kurshesh673/
Khurgish673/
Khurshie671/
Khurshai671/
Kurci671/
Kurrshid671/
Kurshyts671/
Khurseid671/
Kursheit670/

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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 Kursiss
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