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

Kurze (Russian: Курзе) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Kurze is the 178,121^st most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kurze reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,242 people, or 1 in 35,908. In Germany Kurze is most numerous in: Saxony, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Thuringia, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Kurze Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kurze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kurze last name increased 297 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurze Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kurze surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kurze earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.56% less than the national average, earning $36,982 CAD per year.