Where Does The Last Name Kurtiss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kurtiss occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kurtišs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtiss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kurtiss is the 1,785,358^th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Kurtiss occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kurtiss live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 536,832^nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 274 people.

The surname is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 21,809. In Latvia Kurtiss is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 59 percent live, Latgale, where 17 percent live and Vidzeme, where 12 percent live. Barring Latvia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Kurtiss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kurtiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurtiss surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.