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

Kurtz is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kürtz. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 12,178^th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 157,948 people. Kurtz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kurtz reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kurtz is also the 606,684^th most widely held first name in the world, held by 221 people.

Kurtz is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 31,525 people, or 1 in 11,498. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Kurtz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kurtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kurtz surname increased 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kurtz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurtz surname are 16.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kurtz earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning 351,288 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning R 282,756 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $55,748 CAD per year.