Kurš Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kurš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 30 | 1:354,449 | 42,602 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Kurs (2,108) & Kürs (97) are calculated separately.
Kurš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kurš is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Kurs or Kürs. For other possible spellings of Kurš click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurš? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurš are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Kurš is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 354,449. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Bohemian Region, where 33 percent are found, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 13 percent are found and Plzeň Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Czechia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Kurš
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