Durak Surname

11,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Durak Surname User-submission:

This surname has several meanings. If it is from Turkish, it means 'station', from Turkish dur, meaning 'stop'. If it is from Russian, then it could derive from the card game durak, meaning 'idiot'.

Durak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey43,3961:1,793270
Poland1,4961:25,4073,890
Russia6011:239,80525,591
France3751:177,12727,609
Germany3251:247,70926,948
Bosnia and Herzegovina2431:14,5532,773
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
England881:633,16037,224
Austria851:100,18214,475
Northern Cyprus731:4,370810
Syria711:271,8454,368
Bulgaria581:120,3267,085
Belarus431:220,95527,273
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Sweden401:246,16917,052
North Macedonia401:52,5375,570
Jordan391:226,7299,930
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Kosovo131:143,2216,426
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India121:63,922,115578,870
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Durák (107), Ďurak (2) & Ďurák (114) are calculated separately.

Durak (4,309) may also be a first name.

Durak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has several meanings. If it is from Turkish, it means 'station', from Turkish dur, meaning 'stop'. If it is from Russian, then it could derive from the card game durak, meaning 'idiot'.

- eminadurak

Durak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durak (Hindi: दुरक, Marathi: दुरक, Oriya: ଦୁରକ, Russian: Дурак) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Durák, Ďurak or Ďurák. For other possible spellings of Durak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Durak is the 11,809th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 153,170 people. The surname Durak is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Durak are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 105,385th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,309 people.

The surname Durak is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 43,396 people, or 1 in 1,793. In Turkey Durak is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Durak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Durak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Durak last name increased 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 8,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (68%) in Russia and Jewish (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Durak surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Durak earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.7% more than the national average, earning $52,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning $43,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durák93107/
Ďurak932/
Durack911,087/
Durake91440/
Dhurak91181/
Dutrak91140/
Duraik9147/
Durňak9121/
Durzak915/
Dujrak912/
Durakh912/
Durakk911/
Durhak911/
Durľak911/
Ďurák87114/
Dhurake83156/
Durhack8348/
Duracık8322/
Dutrack835/
Durakhe834/
Duttrak831/
Dauraks831/
Duraske831/
Dureauk831/
Dorak801,788/
Durac801,353/
Dirak80419/
Durok80298/
Durag8049/
Duraq8010/
Durax803/
Durakova771,604/
Duraková777/
Durrhack771/
Dorzak7383/
Durňák7360/
Durokh7330/
Durock7328/
Durgac7316/
Durrac7313/
Dhorak7311/
Dorňak739/
Durľák739/
Doorak738/
Dorakh736/
Duract734/
Doerak734/
Duraux732/
Doraik732/
Durrok732/
Durrag732/
Dureac732/
Durzák731/
Duragh731/
Duraig731/
Dirack731/
Duraic731/
Durzok731/
Durzac731/
Duerag731/
Durags731/
Durook730/
Durňaková7116/
Durackova7115/
Durajková7114/
Durajkova7112/
Durakhova714/
Duracková712/
Durhakova712/
Doorack6784/
Duraque6734/
Durracq6728/
Douragh6717/
Duerock6710/
Dhorakh677/
Durotck673/
Dorahkh671/
Durooke671/
Durragh670/

Durak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durak in the Oriya language
ଦୁରକduraka-
Durak in the Hindi language
दुरकduraka83.33
दूड़काduraka8.33
डुरकाduraka8.33
Durak in the Marathi language
दुरकduraka75
दूरकduraka25
Durak in the Russian language
Дуракdurak-

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