Gurk Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gurk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5771:139,52416,921
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Iran1081:710,94937,133
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
India61:127,844,230863,365
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Gurk (52) may also be a first name.

Gurk Last Name Facts

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

Gurk (Russian: Гурк) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gurk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurk? popularity and diffusion

Gurk is the 400,040th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Gurk live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name on earth, held by 52 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 577 people, or 1 in 139,524. In Germany Gurk is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 14 percent reside and Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.

Gurk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gurk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gurk are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Gurk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurkh89672/
Gurke89555/
Gurck897/
Ghurk891/
Urk8683/
Gurkhe80821/
Gurcke8074/
Guhrke8048/
Ghurke8023/
Gourke808/
Gaurke805/
Gurkch802/
Ghurkh801/
Ngurck801/
Urke75782/
Gork75416/
Hurk75284/
Girk75143/
Gurg75109/
Ourk7521/
Gurq7510/
Uirk7510/
Eurk754/
Urkh754/
Aurk754/
Urqk752/
Gurc752/
Uurk751/
Urck751/
Urzk751/
Uhrk751/
Urkx751/
Gurková73136/
Gourc67454/
Gorkh67413/
Gürke67406/
Hurks67304/
Gourg67302/
Goerk67140/
Gorck67140/
Hurkx67112/
Hurck6738/
Gürck6722/
Eurke6710/
Uirke677/
Gourkova676/
Ourke676/
Hurke676/
Ghork675/
Gurgg674/
Ghurg672/
Gourq672/
Hurkt671/
Eurck671/
Gurgs671/
Aurkg671/
Gorkk671/
Huhrk671/
Ourks671/
Heurk670/
Hourk670/
Aurke670/
Goork670/

Gurk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurk in the Russian language
Гуркgurk-

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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 Gurk
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