Gurek Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Gürek (824) are calculated separately.

Gurek (21) may also be a first name.

Gurek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurek (Marathi: गुरेक, Oriya: ଗୁେରକ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gürek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gurek.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Gurek is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gurek live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The surname Gurek is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Gurek is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 33 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Gurek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurek last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Gurek earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürek93824/
Gureke9163/
Gureck9158/
Gaurek917/
Gurekh914/
Gurrek911/
Urek89908/
Gurzejk838/
Gaureke836/
Gurreck835/
Gurecke831/
Gurik801,471/
Gorek80566/
Ureke80382/
Hurek80378/
Girek80318/
Đurek80243/
Eurek80194/
Uresk80112/
Ureck8018/
Gurec8014/
Uriek8012/
Ourek8010/
Urekh809/
Gureg806/
Gurex801/
Aurek801/
Uhrek801/
Urrek801/
Ureek801/
Guryk801/
Górek801/
Gurekova776/
Đurđek73475/
Guriec73188/
Gurick73179/
Uhyrek7394/
Uhýrek7384/
Gurrik7357/
Gorzek7354/
Guraik7315/
Aureke7315/
Gorrek7312/
Gurikh7311/
Gaurec739/
Gorekh739/
Goriek736/
Auriek735/
Urecke735/
Eureke734/
Haurek733/
Uhírek733/
Gaurik733/
Gaurík733/
Ureeke732/
Hureks732/
Güreke732/
Gurzik731/
Ngurik731/
Eureik731/
Gauryk731/
Goreak731/
Goreek731/
Hureck731/
Oureke731/
Gureic731/
Gurike731/
Hourek731/
Ourezk731/
Urieck730/
Goerek730/
Hureik730/
Gurecková7121/
Gureckova712/
Urik67368/
Urík67357/
Gutrick67154/
Orek67136/
Gurzick67105/
Úrek6751/
Gaurikh6743/
Gurgick6738/
Urec6734/
Gurrick6733/
Gaureac6729/
Gurickx6726/
Gourick6721/
Gourike6714/
Eurieck6712/
Uryk6711/
Gorzeck679/
Gurzhik675/
Guricke675/
Ureq674/
Gureque672/
Urekova672/
Urex672/
Nggurik671/
Gautreq671/
Gurgigk671/
Ureková671/
Gireekh671/
Gurique671/
Gurriec671/
Guregue671/
Ghourik671/
Haureck670/
Guricks670/

Gurek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurek in the Marathi language
गुरेकgureka-
Gurek in the Oriya language
ଗୁେରକgueraka87.5
ଗୁେରଖguerakha12.5

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Footnotes

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