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

The last name Kurzhev (Russian: Куржев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kurzhev.

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

Kurzhev is the 1,612,213^th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kurzhev reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in North Caucasus.

The surname Kurzhev is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,191,100. In Russia Kurzhev is mostly found in: Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 57 percent live, Republic of Adygea, where 12 percent live and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 12 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Kurzhev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kurzhev last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kurzhev surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.