Kurzhals Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kurzhals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurzhals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1161:72,1389,149
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France121:5,535,227269,324
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Kurzhals Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurzhals is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurzhals? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurzhals is the 277,054th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,209,111 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kurzhals live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,116 people, or 1 in 72,138. In Germany Kurzhals is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Kurzhals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kurzhals has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurzhals surname grew 732 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurzhals Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurzhals surname are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kurzhals earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $55,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurtzhals94345/
Kurzchals9424/
Kurzhalls941/
Kurshals8813/
Kurzhalz883/
Korzhals882/
Kurchals880/
Kurtzhalz823/
Kurtshals822/
Kurales8067/
Khurals805/
Korhals801/
Kurailsh751/
Kurtzalz750/
Kusals711/
Kuralesova67226/
Kuroles6790/
Korales674/
Curales672/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurzhals
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