Kurska Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kurska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Kurská (5) are calculated separately.
Kurska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurska Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurska (Russian: Курска) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kurská. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurska? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurska live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia Kurska is most numerous in: Kursk Oblast, where 95 percent live and Leningrad Oblast, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurská | 94 | 5 | / |
| Kurskay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurszka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurskaya | 86 | 1,773 | / |
| Kurskaia | 86 | 412 | / |
| Kurskaja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kursky | 83 | 1,611 | / |
| Kurski | 83 | 119 | / |
| Kurzka | 83 | 69 | / |
| Kurske | 83 | 17 | / |
| Korska | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kurský | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kursko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Curska | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaurskaya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kourskaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kurskyi | 77 | 310 | / |
| Kurskoy | 77 | 81 | / |
| Kurskiy | 77 | 43 | / |
| Kurskoi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kirszka | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kierska | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kurskii | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuirsky | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kurskis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kourski | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kurskih | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kurskop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khursky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurskyy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korszka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurszky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kursker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurszki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kierszka | 71 | 232 | / |
| Kurschke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kirschka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaurskyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurzke | 67 | 586 | / |
| Korski | 67 | 340 | / |
| Korsky | 67 | 121 | / |
| Curski | 67 | 27 | / |
| Korske | 67 | 25 | / |
| Korsko | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kirsko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kierschka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kirsca | 67 | 1 | / |
Kurska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurska in the Russian language | ||
| Курска | kurska | - |
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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 Kurska
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