Kurstein Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kurstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kürstein (195), Kurštein (4) & Kūrstein (1) are calculated separately.
Kurstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurstein is found most frequently in Denmark. It can be rendered as a variant: Kürstein, Kurštein or Kūrstein. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurstein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Kurstein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kurstein live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 705,589. In Denmark Kurstein is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 88 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark Kurstein is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kürstein | 96 | 195 | / |
| Kurštein | 96 | 4 | / |
| Kūrstein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kirstein | 88 | 9,658 | / |
| Curstein | 88 | 11 | / |
| Korstein | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kursthen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kursteinová | 84 | 4 | / |
| Kierstein | 82 | 627 | / |
| Kirshtein | 82 | 89 | / |
| Kirsztein | 82 | 26 | / |
| Kirrstein | 82 | 6 | / |
| Koerstein | 82 | 3 | / |
| Korshtein | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kirsteein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Korsstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirsstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kursztejn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kurstan | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kirschtein | 78 | 23 | / |
| Kiersztein | 78 | 9 | / |
| Kirstien | 75 | 41 | / |
| Kirštein | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kirstain | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kirstejn | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kurštejn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kirsthen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirstean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuršteinová | 74 | 7 | / |
| Kirshteyn | 71 | 101 | / |
| Kirsztejn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kirsztain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kierstejn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kierstien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Courstine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kirstan | 67 | 213 | / |
| Kiersztejn | 67 | 30 | / |
| Korstan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kurstanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Curstan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kurstein
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