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

The surname Kurz (Russian: Курз) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kürz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 10,509^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 136,295 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kurz are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253^rd most common first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 36,463 people, or 1 in 2,208. In Germany Kurz is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Kurz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kurz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurz last name expanded 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 441 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kurz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kurz surname are 10.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kurz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.36% more than the national average, earning 558,448 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning R 354,000 per year; in United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $54,097 CAD per year.