Kursky Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kursky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kursky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,4471:99,60112,272
Belarus1001:95,01114,655
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Kurský (8) are calculated separately.

Kursky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kursky (Russian: Курский) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kurský. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kursky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,797th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. The last name Kursky is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kursky live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 1,447 people, or 1 in 99,601. In Russia it is most common in: Kursk Oblast, where 28 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Kursky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States Kursky are 7.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.14% registered with the party.

Kursky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning $54,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurský948/
Kurskyi92310/
Kurskoy9281/
Kurskiy9243/
Kuirsky925/
Kurszky921/
Kurskay921/
Kurskyy921/
Khursky921/
Kurskaya861,773/
Kuerskyi8639/
Kaurskyi861/
Korsky83121/
Kurski83119/
Kurska8326/
Kirsky8325/
Kurske8317/
Kurská835/
Kaurskaya807/
Kourskaya802/
Kiersky7745/
Kurskoi7738/
Kirskey7731/
Khirsky778/
Khorsky777/
Kurskii776/
Kurskis774/
Korskyi774/
Kourski774/
Korskiy774/
Kurskih772/
Kursker771/
Kurszka771/
Kurszki771/
Korskoy771/
Curskey770/
Kurskaia71412/
Kurskaja714/
Kirschky714/
Kurschke712/
Khorskiy711/
Khirskiy711/
Kurzke67586/
Korski67340/
Kurzka6769/
Kirski6748/
Curski6727/
Korske6725/
Kirske6724/
Korska6711/
Cyrsky6710/
Kirska678/
Curska671/

Kursky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kursky in the Russian language
Курскийkurskij-

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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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  • 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 Kursky
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