Surname Kurija (Kurija 
, Курия 
) , in the entire world, is a very rare last name. The cognomen Kurija is habitual in Croatia, where it is a rare surname, Germany, where it is an extremely rare surname, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Croatia, India, and Germany. Likewise, Kurija is the forename as well as the last name.