Kučera Surname

30,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kučera Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One with curly hair.

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Kučera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia14,9951:70913
Slovakia2,3621:2,25980
Croatia1621:26,1025,404
Serbia1571:45,5094,528
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

The alternate forms: Kucera (9,294), Kućera (1) & Kucerá (1) are calculated separately.

Kučera (24) may also be a first name.

Kučera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One with curly hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname that was given to someone who had curly hair.

- czmeelan

Kučera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kučera is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kucera, Kućera or Kucerá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kučera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,191st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 411,656 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kučera are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 24 people.

This surname is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 14,995 people, or 1 in 709. In Czechia it is primarily found in: South Moravian Region, where 15 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent are found and Prague, where 12 percent are found. Not including Czechia Kučera occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 13 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.

Kučera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kučera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kučera surname fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kucera949,294/
Kućera941/
Kučeraj921/
Kucerá891/
Kuzera83557/
Kučere832/
Kučeraová801/
Kuczera775,791/
Kuchera772,627/
Kucsera772,312/
Kutzera77354/
Kočerha77133/
Kutsera77129/
Kuciera7716/
Kauzera779/
Kuziera775/
Kuizera772/
Kuscera772/
Kuzeera771/
Kuzhera771/
Kuzerra771/
Kuccera771/
Kucerra770/
Kucerah770/
Kutchera71257/
Kucherha7139/
Kutscera7117/
Kutzerra7112/
Kuczerha714/
Kuceiray713/
Kuczeras713/
Kutshera713/
Kutziera712/
Kusczera711/
Kucherai711/
Kucherga711/
Kutschera672,932/
Kuzero67155/
Kocera6762/
Kuzira6761/
Kucere6730/
Cucera6719/
Kucira6717/
Kuceri6717/
Kucero678/
Kuzeri678/
Koutchera675/
Kuzyra672/
Kučeří671/

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