Gourke Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gourke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Gourke Demographics
Gourke Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gourke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gourke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gourke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻙ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gourke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gourke is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gourke live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Mauritania Gourke is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 13 percent live.
Gourke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gourke last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gourke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gourke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻙ | kwrk | - |
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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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- 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 Gourke
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