Durk Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Durk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:995,76673,638
Iraq1891:185,3004,427
England731:763,26141,903
Canada721:511,74443,418
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Wales231:134,5459,804
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

The alternate forms: Dürk (358) are calculated separately.

Durk (1,825) may also be a first name.

Durk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durk (Hindi: दुरक, Russian: Дурк, Tibetan: འབྲུག་) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Dürk. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 412,986th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,634,533 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Durk reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Durk is also the 178,629th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 1,825 people.

Durk is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 995,766. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 17 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 22 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Durk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Durk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Durk are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Durk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $54,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dürk92358/
Durke89558/
Durks89414/
Duerk89245/
Durck8962/
Duirk8912/
Durkt894/
Durkh893/
Dourk892/
Daurk891/
Duyrk890/
Durksz8054/
Dhurke8046/
Durcks8010/
Duhrke806/
Dourkh801/
Durkhe801/
Dourke801/
Duurke801/
Duerck800/
Dirk753,630/
Durg75444/
Durc7549/
Durq7545/
Dork7511/
Durx752/
Durkova7378/
Durková7343/
Doerk67387/
Dirck67354/
Dierk67307/
Dorkh6773/
Durgh6768/
Dürks6720/
Dürke6718/
Ďurke677/
Dürck673/
Dirkė671/
Duerg671/
Duurg671/
Durrg671/
Dhirk671/
Durgc671/
Durgt671/
Dourg670/
Durgg670/
Dirkh670/

Durk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durk in the Tibetan language
འབྲུག་druk-
Durk in the Hindi language
दुरकduraka-
Durk in the Russian language
Дуркdurk-

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Durk Reference & Research

Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Durk
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