Kurten Surname

264,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Finland

Kurten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3941:543,33620,359
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Turkey1141:682,64435,241
Finland1081:50,8956,123
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Chile771:228,7857,030
England171:3,277,533109,658
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kürten (3,638), Kurtén (100), Kurtèn (2) & Kúrten (1) are calculated separately.

Kurten (28) may also be a first name.

Kurten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurten (Russian: Куртэн) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kürten, Kurtén, Kurtèn or Kúrten. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 264,069th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,914,057 people. Kurten is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kurten reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Luso-South America. Kurten is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 543,336. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 39 percent are found, Paraná, where 35 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 7 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Kurten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kurten are 32.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kurten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.29% more than the national average, earning R 670,824 per year and in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,630 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürten943,638/
Kurtén94100/
Kurtèn942/
Kúrten941/
Kuerten92661/
Kurthen9230/
Kuirten923/
Kourten921/
Keurten920/
Kourthen866/
Kurtteen861/
Korten832,261/
Kurtin831,383/
Kirten83312/
Curten83137/
Kurtyn83100/
Kurtín834/
Kuertn833/
Kurtenova802/
Khurtin77968/
Kurtina77388/
Koerten77208/
Courten77123/
Kurtyna7762/
Khurtyn7760/
Khorten7732/
Kierten7726/
Cuerten7722/
Kirthen772/
Kurttin771/
Kürthen771/
Kortten771/
Curtien770/
Cuirten770/
Curtn731/
Khurtina71738/
Courtien71201/
Khurtyna7163/
Kourtina7111/
Courteen715/
Courthen713/
Kurtnova711/
Curtin6722,892/
Corten671,579/
Cürten67394/
Kürtün67244/
Kurtinová67189/
Kortin67128/
Kurtinova6745/
Kurtynova6711/
Kirtin679/
Kortyn674/
Courtn674/
Kurtínová672/
Kürtem671/
Curtne671/
Kürtenová671/

Kurten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurten in the Russian language
Куртэнkurten-

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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 Kurten
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