Dureke Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Dureke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dureke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dureke Last Name Facts

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

Dureke is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dureke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Dureke live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Dureke is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 34 percent live, Abia, where 23 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Dureke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dureke earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 133.69% more than the national average, earning $100,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.48% less than the national average, earning $33,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dureske929/
Durekee921/
Durek911,265/
Durake83440/
Dureka8395/
Dureck8381/
Durike8329/
Dourek838/
Duretk831/
Doreke831/
Dureks830/
Dhurake77156/
Duruike77100/
Durecka7764/
Dureski7723/
Doureka7716/
Durreck7714/
Duriske778/
Durejka776/
Durekha775/
Dureika774/
Dureche771/
Durrece771/
Durgeki771/
Durezki771/
Durikes770/
Direkey770/
Durec73752/
Durik73543/
Dürek73157/
Dorek73106/
Dureg7385/
Durex7350/
Ďurek7321/
Duryk7320/
Důrek7315/
Dureq734/
Durittke7123/
Durreche7119/
Dureková7114/
Durekova714/
Doureche710/
Duraki67657/
Durick67592/
Durika6775/
Duraik6747/
Dorrek6746/
Dutrec6742/
Doreka6733/
Dorzek6725/
Duriki6724/
Dirike6716/
Dorike6715/
Durice6712/
Duraky6711/
Doreki679/
Direki676/
Duriec675/
Daurik675/
Dourik674/
Dureckova673/
Dourec672/
Dureac672/
Doreek672/
Durzyk672/
Dirake671/
Duroki671/
Duruik671/
Durecq671/
Durzik671/
Durect671/
Duryce670/
Duirik670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dureke
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