Kurske Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Argentina

Kurske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634

Kurske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurske (Russian: Курске) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kurske.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurske? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Kurske reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kurske is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is most frequent in: Kursk Oblast, where 90 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 41 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kursker921/
Kursk91360/
Kurschke862/
Kursky831,611/
Kurzke83586/
Kurski83119/
Kurska8326/
Korske8325/
Kirske8324/
Kurský838/
Kurská835/
Kurskyi77310/
Kurskoy7781/
Kirszke7774/
Kurskiy7743/
Kurskoi7738/
Kirskey7731/
Kurskii776/
Kursche776/
Kuirsky775/
Kurskis774/
Kirshke774/
Kurısık774/
Kourski774/
Kurskih772/
Kierske771/
Kurskay771/
Kurszka771/
Kirskie771/
Kurskyy771/
Kurszky771/
Kurszki771/
Khursky771/
Curskey770/
Korsk733/
Kirschke713,617/
Kurskaya711,773/
Kurskaia71412/
Kurskova71255/
Kuerskyi7139/
Kierszke7123/
Kurskaja714/
Kirshcke711/
Kaurskyi711/
Kierscke711/
Korschke711/
Korski67340/
Korsky67121/
Kurzka6769/
Kierschke6755/
Kirski6748/
Curski6727/
Kirsky6725/
Corske6711/
Korska6711/
Kirska678/
Kaurskaya677/
Korzke676/
Kourskaya672/
Curska671/
Cursck670/

Kurske Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurske in the Russian language
Курскеkurske-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kurske
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