Kursun Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kursun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kursun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
England61:9,286,343223,652
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kurşun (14,562) are calculated separately.

Kursun (16) may also be a first name.

Kursun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kursun (Bengali: কুরসুন, Marathi: कृषण, Russian: Курсун) is most common in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Kurşun. Click here for further possible spellings of Kursun.

How Common Is The Last Name Kursun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kursun is the 963,821st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kursun are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Hesse, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 21 percent reside and Sweden, where 19 percent reside.

Kursun Last Name Statistics demography

Kursun earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurşun9414,562/
Kurshun9230/
Korsun8311,580/
Kurson83498/
Kirsun8317/
Kurcun838/
Kurzun832/
Kursunova806/
Korshun775,260/
Khorsun77459/
Korszun77366/
Kaurson7769/
Kirshun7730/
Korssun7710/
Khirsun779/
Kourson777/
Korsoun776/
Kursson771/
Coursun771/
Kurshunova751/
Korschun7142/
Khorshun716/
Khourson711/
Kurschon710/
Korzun6710,580/
Curson671,690/
Korson67891/
Corsun67173/
Kurzon67138/
Curcun6752/
Korsuń6713/
Korschunn674/
Kirzun674/
Kurzunova673/
Curzun672/
Korşun671/
Kuršunova671/

Kursun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kursun in the Bengali language
কুরসুনkurasuna-
Kursun in the Marathi language
कृषणkrsana-
Kursun in the Russian language
Курсунkursun-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kursun
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