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

Kurtze (Russian: Куртзе) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurtze? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 351,339th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kurtze reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kurtze is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 719 people, or 1 in 111,969. In Germany Kurtze is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent are found, Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Kurtze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kurtze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurtze last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurtze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurtze last name are 36.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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