Kurst Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Estonia81:165,22626,217
France61:11,070,454349,096
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Kürst (6) are calculated separately.

Kurst (20) may also be a first name.

Kurst Last Name Facts

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

Kurst (Russian: Курст) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kürst. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Kurst reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kurst is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 26 percent reside and North Carolina, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 9 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Kurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kurst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurst surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Kurst earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.7% more than the national average, earning $58,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürst936/
Keurst9117/
Kuerst9110/
Kursth911/
Kurste910/
Kirst806,971/
Korst801,005/
Curst806/
Kurzt801/
Kurct800/
Kierst73202/
Khorst73108/
Kirszt739/
Kirsth734/
Kirsht731/
Kurcht731/
Korsht731/
Cuirst730/
Kirscht671,288/
Korsæth6748/
Khurshd6721/
Kierszt674/
Kourcht671/
Caursth670/
Kierscht6254/
Khorshtd623/
Corst607/
Cursd601/
Coorst550/
Khorshd509/

Kurst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurst in the Russian language
Курстkurst-

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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 Kurst
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