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

The last name Kurz (Russian: Курз) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kürz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 10,509^th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 136,295 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kurz reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253^rd most common given name on earth, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 36,463 people, or 1 in 2,208. In Germany Kurz is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent live, Bavaria, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Kurz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kurz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kurz surname grew 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 441 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kurz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Kurz are 10.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.32% being registered with the political 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.