Durakov Surname

179,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Durakov 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'.

Durakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,7521:82,26210,382
Ukraine3461:131,56818,558
Bulgaria1151:60,6864,008
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
North Macedonia261:80,8267,608
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Ďurakov (6) & Ďurákov (11) are calculated separately.

Durakov (10) may also be a first name.

Durakov 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

Durakov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durakov (Russian: Дураков) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ďurakov or Ďurákov. For other potential spellings of Durakov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durakov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Durakov is the 179,597th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,068,440 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Durakov reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 1,752 people, or 1 in 82,262. In Russia Durakov is most prevalent in: Kursk Oblast, where 11 percent are found, Moscow, where 8 percent are found and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 15 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 5 percent are found.

Durakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Durakov surname are 4.42% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 42.35% being registered to vote for the party.

Durakov earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.78% more than the national average, earning $117,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Durakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durakov in the Russian language
Дураковdurakov-

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