Gurjew Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gurjew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gurjew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Germany71:11,500,780305,602

Gurjew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurjew is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurjew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Gurjew is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gurjew reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,751,094. Beside Poland Gurjew is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urjew911/
Gurjev8335/
Guriew8311/
Gurgew8311/
Gurjeva7796/
Gurjiev7781/
Gurjevs7751/
Urjev731/
Gurschew711/
Guthriew710/
Guryev672,628/
Guriev671,052/
Girjev67149/
Gurgev675/
Gursev673/
Aurjeb673/
Gurzev672/
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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 Gurjew
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