Kurzhos Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kurzhos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurzhos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1591:286,30636,795
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kurzhos Last Name Facts

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

Kurzhos (Russian: Куржос) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kurzhos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurzhos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurzhos is the 1,041,601st most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Kurzhos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kurzhos reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 286,306. In Ukraine Kurzhos is most common in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 40 percent are found, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 31 percent are found and Odessa Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Moldova, where 4 percent are found.

Kurzhos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kurzhos surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurdzhos9385/
Korzhos86247/
Kurdzos8619/
Kurtzos863/
Kourzos861/
Kurzhas861/
Kuros83433/
Kurzo83236/
Kuzos835/
Kurtzhouse820/
Kurdzhas802/
Kurtzhas801/
Kourtzos801/
Kurose7713,987/
Kouros771,616/
Kurosz77732/
Kurosh77324/
Kouzos7748/
Kuross7715/
Kurois7712/
Kuiros7711/
Kurahs778/
Khuros777/
Kursho776/
Korzho772/
Kuruzs772/
Kourzo772/
Kuroos771/
Kauros771/
Kurzas771/
Kurzus771/
Kurhus771/
Kurhosova751/
Kourosh711,317/
Kourous7173/
Kouzios7161/
Gkouzos7154/
Kourzou7142/
Kurosch7137/
Gkouros7126/
Kuroshe7116/
Kuirots7112/
Korzhus718/
Kurszus717/
Kozhosh716/
Kaurose716/
Kurchus714/
Khuroos714/
Kouzous714/
Kurchas712/
Kurshus712/
Kurtzas712/
Quirzos712/
Khurosh711/
Khuross711/
Kirtzos711/
Kurhaus711/
Kurchou711/
Kurzach711/
Kurzasz711/
Kuzhaus711/
Korshos711/
Kouross711/
Korhous710/
Kurthjouse710/
Koros6711,743/
Kuras675,408/
Kursa672,280/
Kurus672,123/
Curos67617/
Kurza67564/
Kuroś67515/
Kurschus67358/
Kuruz67289/
Korzo67184/
Kurazova67161/
Kuzas67145/
Kuraz67112/
Kozos67104/
Kurso67104/
Kuruzova6749/
Khuroshe6748/
Kurjo6740/
Kuroz6730/
Curzo6719/
Kourtzas6715/
Kuroš6711/
Khourosh676/
Kurco674/
Kurosova672/
Kourouss672/
Kucos672/
Korzhohy672/
Kurahash671/
Kóros671/
Kuzus671/
Kourchou671/
Kouzouse671/
Kujos671/
Gkirtzos671/
Kouroosh671/
Khurchoo671/

Kurzhos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurzhos in the Russian language
Куржосkurzos-

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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 Kurzhos
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