Kurth Surname
Approximately 25,014 people bear this surname
Kurth Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Kurth, a pet form of Kunrath (bold, counsel).
Kurth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,449 | 1:5,211 | 626 |
| United States | 6,368 | 1:56,919 | 6,772 |
| Switzerland | 1,154 | 1:7,117 | 1,133 |
| Brazil | 845 | 1:253,342 | 9,758 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| New Zealand | 99 | 1:45,741 | 7,523 |
| Denmark | 66 | 1:85,526 | 8,263 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Paraguay | 57 | 1:126,960 | 2,773 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Austria | 50 | 1:170,309 | 22,149 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Finland | 41 | 1:134,066 | 12,676 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 636 | 1:78,960 | 8,347 |
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).
Kurth Demographics
Average Male Kurth Height
176.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kurth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurth (Arabic: كورث) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Kürth. For other possible spellings of Kurth click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurth? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,746th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 291,339 people. Kurth occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kurth reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kurth is also the 354,413th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 562 people.
This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 15,449 people, or 1 in 5,211. In Germany Kurth is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Saxony, where 9 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.
Kurth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kurth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kurth last name rose 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kurth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kurth surname are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kürth | 93 | 153 | / |
| Kuerth | 91 | 138 | / |
| Kurthe | 91 | 27 | / |
| Kourth | 91 | 2 | / |
| Keurth | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kurt | 89 | 272,062 | / |
| Kurtsch | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kuhrt | 80 | 1,736 | / |
| Curth | 80 | 1,452 | / |
| Kurte | 80 | 1,254 | / |
| Kourt | 80 | 440 | / |
| Kuert | 80 | 204 | / |
| Kirth | 80 | 188 | / |
| Kaurt | 80 | 181 | / |
| Kurdt | 80 | 102 | / |
| Khurt | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kurtt | 80 | 86 | / |
| Kurht | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kurtd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kurzt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurtš | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurdh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keurt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurtë | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kkurt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurthová | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kurthova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuhrts | 73 | 160 | / |
| Curths | 73 | 135 | / |
| Kurtts | 73 | 67 | / |
| Kourtz | 73 | 60 | / |
| Courth | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kurdts | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kourte | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kuehrt | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kuhrdt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kuhrtz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kaurte | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khurte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuirtz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurrtz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khurdh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Curtch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kutrte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurrtt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keurtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kurtcz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keurte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Caurth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kurd | 67 | 16,055 | / |
| Kort | 67 | 7,881 | / |
| Curt | 67 | 4,593 | / |
| Kurtova | 67 | 2,050 | / |
| Kirt | 67 | 1,643 | / |
| Kurtová | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kürt | 67 | 48 | / |
| Courths | 67 | 5 | / |
| Courthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kűrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurć | 67 | 1 | / |
Kurth Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurth in the Arabic language | ||
| كورث | kwrth | - |
| كرث | krth | - |
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