Kurşun Surname
Approximately 14,562 people bear this surname
Kurşun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 14,487 | 1:5,372 | 769 |
| Northern Cyprus | 70 | 1:4,557 | 859 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kursun (270) are calculated separately.
Kurşun (21) may also be a first name.
Kurşun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurşun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurşun occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Kursun. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kurşun.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurşun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,232nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 500,450 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kurşun are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kurşun is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world, held by 21 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 14,487 people, or 1 in 5,372. In Turkey Kurşun is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kurşun
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