Curek Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Curek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Curek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq6031:58,0792,176
Lebanon531:106,3606,164
Croatia101:422,86035,095
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Cürek (128) & Čurek (23) are calculated separately.

Curek (949) may also be a first name.

Curek Last Name Facts

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

Curek occurs most in Iraq. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cürek or Čurek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Curek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Curek is the 483,143rd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Curek are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant. Curek is also the 262,241st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 949 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 58,079. Without taking into account Iraq this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 8 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.

Curek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Curek surname is principally Armenian Apostolic (31%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Curek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Curek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cürek93128/
Čurek9323/
Scurek9197/
Czurek9117/
Churek919/
Ciurek915/
Sczurek8389/
Kurek8032,445/
Jurek8017,142/
Zurek805,594/
Cureg803,229/
Surek801,458/
Žurek80589/
Curyk80153/
Curik80118/
Żurek80107/
Curec8078/
Corek8017/
Sczureck772/
Zureik735,650/
Kourek73684/
Churik73543/
Surekh73443/
Sureck73284/
Kurrek73213/
Zourek73207/
Kureck73198/
Churyk73173/
Dzurek73168/
Czuryk73123/
Zureck7393/
Kureke7374/
Zhurek7360/
Jureck7351/
Zsurek7340/
Zureyk7334/
Žourek7334/
Tsurek7331/
Ciuryk7324/
Saurek7323/
Czorek7320/
Scurec7319/
Suriek7317/
Csurik7316/
Kurzek7312/
Jureke739/
Zaurek739/
Djurek737/
Kaurek735/
Curick735/
Jureek732/
Curiks732/
Kurekc731/
Curike731/
Kureik731/
Courec731/
Courik731/
Zuresk731/
Zuriek731/
Curieq731/
Cureac731/
Scurik731/
Kureek731/
Jureik731/
Zureke730/
Szczureck712/
Zureick67367/
Kňourek67252/
Kurreck67250/
Kurzeck6746/
Ciureac6744/
Kurreik6731/
Tchurik6730/
Ciurzik6719/
Curkova6716/
Dziurek6715/
Zoureck6712/
Chourik6711/
Jureack6711/
Correck678/
Kurreke676/
Tchurík674/
Kcaurik674/
Curique673/
Scureac672/
Zurieck672/
Churick672/
Curiske672/
Currick672/
Zoureik671/
Džurđek671/
Ciurzyk671/
Djourek671/
Jurecke671/
Sczorek671/
Kourhek671/
Koutrek671/
Zurreck671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Curek
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