Kuzmin Surname

3,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kuzmin Surname User-submission:

1)The surname 'Kuzmin' is formed from the nickname (patronymic) 'Kuzmich'.

2)The surname is formed from the church name 'Kuzma' (more precisely, 'Kusma'). The name of Greek origin, meaning 'decoration, order, peace.'

Kuzmin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia128,2461:1,12466
Kazakhstan9,2181:1,918201
Belarus2,6671:3,562393
United States5611:646,09451,847
Uzbekistan4301:71,9286,394
Estonia3491:3,787319
Kyrgyzstan3321:17,9903,186
Israel3321:25,7763,776
Lithuania1751:17,3413,166
Turkmenistan1671:32,869635
Transnistria1651:2,877447
Canada831:443,92338,562
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Moldova701:50,8777,357
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Azerbaijan611:158,1824,552
Tajikistan571:147,1351,618
Slovenia541:46,0687,945
Georgia541:69,3627,346
Spain491:954,12336,393
Finland481:114,51511,267
England371:1,505,89364,828
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Greece171:651,75273,285
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Abkhazia51:48,5732,868
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Kuzmín (39) are calculated separately.

Kuzmin (19) may also be a first name.

Kuzmin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

1)The surname 'Kuzmin' is formed from the nickname (patronymic) 'Kuzmich'.

2)The surname is formed from the church name 'Kuzma' (more precisely, 'Kusma'). The name of Greek origin, meaning 'decoration, order, peace.'

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Kuzmin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuzmin (Georgian: კუზმინი, Russian: Кузьмин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kuzmín. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuzmin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,902nd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,755 people. The last name Kuzmin is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kuzmin live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 128,246 people, or 1 in 1,124. In Russia it is mostly found in: Omsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Kuzmin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Kuzmin surname are 9.36% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Kuzmin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $50,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuzmín9439/
Kuzmina92146,085/
Kouzmin9286/
Kuz'min9247/
Kuzminn925/
Kuzmmin923/
Kuszmin921/
Kuzmn917/
Kuzmienė86365/
Kouzmina86120/
Kuz'mina8654/
Keuzmina861/
Kuszmink860/
Kuzmyn839,520/
Kozmin831,534/
Kusmin83762/
Cuzmin83288/
Kucmin8375/
Kuzmen8360/
Kučmin839/
Kizmin836/
Kuzmim833/
Kućmin831/
Kuzminova809,415/
Kuzminová8029/
Kuzmyna779,660/
Kuismin77546/
Kuchmin77409/
Cuzmina77181/
Kusmina7769/
Koozmin7722/
Kushmin7713/
Kuzmenk7713/
Kusminn773/
Kuźmina772/
Kusmimn771/
Couzmin771/
Koz'min771/
Kozhmin771/
Kouzminova757/
Kizmn7377/
Kuchmina71271/
Kushmina717/
Kučmienė711/
Khushmin711/
Keuzmyna711/
Kousmina711/
Kosmin671,049/
Kuzmynova671,016/
Kozmyn67527/
Cozmin67106/
Kusmen6786/
Kusminova6769/
Kucmen6760/
Kuzmenova6749/
Kismin6734/
Kusmyn6728/
Kuzmínová6726/
Kučmín6718/
Kozmín6710/
Cuzminova679/
Kucminová676/
Kučminová675/
Kozmiń674/
Cusmin674/
Kozmen673/
Kucminova673/
Kucmín672/
Kushchmin672/
Koźmin672/
Kuismn671/
Kuzmínova671/
Cuzmyn671/

Kuzmin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuzmin in the Georgian language
კუზმინიkuzmini82.05
კუზმინkuzmin17.95
Kuzmin in the Russian language
Кузьминkuzmin-

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