Kurth Surname

21,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kurth Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kurth, a pet form of Kunrath (bold, counsel).

Kurth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,4491:5,211626
United States6,3681:56,9196,772
Switzerland1,1541:7,1171,133
Brazil8451:253,3429,758
Australia1601:168,72317,330
France1211:548,94874,759
Canada1201:307,04728,331
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Denmark661:85,5268,263
England581:960,65648,451
Paraguay571:126,9602,773
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Austria501:170,30922,149
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Chile451:391,47710,650
Finland411:134,06612,676
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Norway251:205,69123,411
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6361:78,9608,347

The alternate forms: Kürth (153) are calculated separately.

Kurth (562) may also be a first name.

Kurth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kurth, a pet form of Kunrath (bold, counsel).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kurth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurth (Arabic: كورث) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kürth. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,746th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,339 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kurth live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kurth is also the 354,413th most widespread first name globally, borne by 562 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 15,449 people, or 1 in 5,211. In Germany Kurth is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Saxony, where 9 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Kurth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kurth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kurth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurth last name are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kurth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning 311,653 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.68% less than the national average, earning R 24,516 per year; in United States they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $47,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $55,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürth93153/
Kuerth91138/
Kurthe9127/
Kourth912/
Keurth910/
Kurt89272,062/
Kurtsch837/
Kuhrt801,736/
Curth801,452/
Kurte801,254/
Kourt80440/
Kuert80204/
Kirth80188/
Kaurt80181/
Kurdt80102/
Khurt8088/
Kurtt8086/
Kurht804/
Kurtd802/
Kurzt801/
Kurtš801/
Kurdh801/
Keurt801/
Kurtë801/
Kkurt801/
Kurthová7710/
Kurthova773/
Kuhrts73160/
Curths73135/
Kurtts7367/
Kourtz7360/
Courth7355/
Kurdts7351/
Kourte7317/
Kuehrt7312/
Kuhrdt739/
Kuhrtz739/
Kaurte736/
Khurte731/
Kuirtz731/
Kurrtz731/
Khurdh731/
Curtch731/
Kutrte731/
Kurrtt731/
Keurtz730/
Kurtcz730/
Keurte730/
Caurth730/
Kurd6716,055/
Kort677,881/
Curt674,593/
Kurtova672,050/
Kirt671,643/
Kurtová67123/
Kürt6748/
Courths675/
Courthe671/
Kűrt671/
Kurć671/

Kurth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurth in the Arabic language
كورثkwrth-
كرثkrth-

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