Kuruc Surname

125,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kuruc Surname User-submission:

The Kuruc surname comes from the word kuruguç, meaning 'little frog'.

Kuruc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,4931:3,574204
United States4421:820,04362,958
Czechia3691:28,8174,642
Croatia3401:12,4372,368
Serbia2941:24,3032,719
Poland2491:152,64621,697
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
Canada481:767,61660,775
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Romania361:557,71941,269
Panama341:115,0664,183
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Austria231:370,23639,193
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France111:6,038,429280,838
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway61:857,04855,549
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kuruç (260), Kurúc (4) & Kuruć (1) are calculated separately.

Kuruc (16) may also be a first name.

Kuruc Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kuruc surname comes from the word kuruguç, meaning 'little frog'.

- akuruc

Kuruc Last Name Facts

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

Kuruc has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may appear as a variant: Kuruç, Kurúc or Kuruć. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kuruc.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuruc? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuruc is the 125,581st most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,010,912 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kuruc live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 1,493 people, or 1 in 3,574. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Košice Region, where 28 percent live, Prešov Region, where 28 percent live and Nitra Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Slovakia Kuruc is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Kuruc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuruc last name are 9.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuruc earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.53% more than the national average, earning R 350,580 per year; in United States they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $50,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $54,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuruç93260/
Kurúc934/
Kuruć931/
Kurucz919,329/
Kuruch91921/
Kutruc9120/
Kuruck911/
Kuruzc911/
Kutrucz8390/
Kuruche835/
Kuurucz831/
Kuruş801,127/
Kurug80346/
Kuruz80289/
Kuruk8075/
Koruc8061/
Kuruś8049/
Kuruj808/
Kuroc802/
Kurucová771,751/
Kourouch77139/
Kurucova77116/
Khuruche774/
Kurutsch773/
Kouruche771/
Kurrusch770/
Kuruts731,572/
Kuyruk73565/
Kurutz73523/
Curuci73456/
Kurugh73280/
Kurrus73267/
Kurudz73226/
Kurhuz73136/
Khurug7370/
Kurusk7367/
Kurusz7346/
Curguc7345/
Kurock7343/
Kurruk7330/
Kuruke7321/
Kurzuk7321/
Kurush7320/
Khuruj735/
Kuruzs732/
Kauruk732/
Kaurus731/
Kurhus731/
Kuruiz731/
Kurudź731/
Kauruz731/
Kuruhg731/
Kurukh731/
Kurocz731/
Kuruczová71385/
Kuruczova7155/
Kourouche7125/
Khourouch714/
Kouroutci711/
Kuruckova711/
Kurzhuk6725/
Korzuck6711/
Kurrusk678/
Kurzruk678/
Khurush674/
Kurutse674/
Curuche673/
Kauruke673/
Kourouk672/
Kuraush672/
Khourouche671/
Khauruk671/
Khurusx671/
Kurzock671/
Kurzroc671/
Kujrush671/
Kuraugh671/
Kurhaus671/
Kuhrock671/
Curutch671/
Kurrock670/
Kurraus670/
Koutruk670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuruc
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