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Where Does The Last Name Gurka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gurka (Hindi: गुरका, Marathi: गुरका, Russian: Гурка) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gürka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 206,400^th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,629,256 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Gurka are found; 33 percent are found in South Asia and 30 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gurka is also the 504,078^th most common first name world-wide, held by 305 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 410,486. In The United States Gurka is most common in: Illinois, where 7 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Gurka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gurka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gurka surname grew 4,647 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurka Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gurka last name are 39.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Gurka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,258 CAD per year.