Kurtze Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kurtze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurtze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7191:111,96913,789
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Australia591:457,55435,515
Finland161:343,54424,270
Austria121:709,62061,025
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Kurtze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurtze (Russian: Куртзе) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kurtze is the 351,339th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,020,757 people. The surname Kurtze is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kurtze are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 111,969. In Germany Kurtze is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent reside, Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Kurtze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kurtze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kurtze surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurtze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurtze surname are 36.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kurtze earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $48,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $47,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtzee922/
Kurrtze920/
Kurtzey920/
Kurtz9146,139/
Kurze912,399/
Curtze83132/
Kortze8384/
Kourtz8360/
Kurtse8352/
Kurzej8338/
Kuhrtz839/
Kurzee837/
Kuerze835/
Kurtza832/
Kurrtz831/
Kuirtz831/
Kurtče831/
Kurtrz831/
Kurzey831/
Kurtzi831/
Kurtge830/
Kurtcz830/
Kirtze830/
Keurtz830/
Kurz8053,469/
Kurtser7794/
Kurtses7758/
Koertze7745/
Kourtzi7738/
Kurzhey7726/
Kourtza779/
Curtzer776/
Kurzhei773/
Kurtzis772/
Kurtcer771/
Kurtcyz771/
Kurtsea771/
Kourzeh771/
Kurcz731,837/
Kurts731,204/
Curtz73260/
Kurzy7327/
Kourz7326/
Kurzi7323/
Kurce7317/
Kurdz7315/
Kurzz733/
Kurzh732/
Kurtx731/
Kuyrz731/
Kaurz731/
Kirze731/
Kurtš731/
Kurtc730/
Kurrz730/
Kurdziej71106/
Kourtzis7151/
Gkourtzi7126/
Kourtche712/
Kurtcher711/
Kurzaj67779/
Khurts67210/
Kuhrts67160/
Kuerzi67139/
Courtz67120/
Kurths6782/
Kurtts6767/
Kurche6763/
Kource6757/
Kurdts6751/
Kurzay6746/
Gkourtzis6741/
Kurczy6740/
Kortse6738/
Koertz6735/
Kurczi6733/
Kurtci6732/
Kourzi6730/
Koortz6727/
Curtzi6724/
Curzey6713/
Kourts679/
Kurzai679/
Kurtsa678/
Kurtca675/
Curzee675/
Kortza674/
Kurtsi672/
Kurtši672/
Quirze672/
Kurtzhais671/
Ceurtz671/
Cortze671/
Khourz671/
Kurdza671/
Kurzcy671/
Kortzi671/
Kourtched671/
Courze671/
Kirzee670/
Curtce670/
Caurtz670/
Keurzi670/

Kurtze Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurtze in the Russian language
Куртзеkurtze-

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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 Kurtze
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