Gurkaya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gurkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Gürkaya (408) are calculated separately.

Gurkaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurkaya (Russian: Гуркая) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as: Gürkaya. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurkaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurkaya is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Gurkaya reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. Outside of The United States Gurkaya occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürkaya95408/
Gurckaya9312/
Urkaya92108/
Gorkaya86857/
Urkkaya8620/
Gurkhaa861/
Gurka832,008/
Urkay83258/
Gurky8341/
Urkaa834/
Gurckaia8041/
Gurkaiah806/
Gaurkiya801/
Ghurkiya801/
Gurkha771,899/
Ghurka7761/
Orkaya7757/
Gurkey7728/
Gurkau7724/
Gurcay7715/
Gourka7712/
Gurkaj779/
Gürkay777/
Gorkay774/
Gorkaa773/
Gurkka772/
Urkuya772/
Gurcka772/
Guurka771/
Gaurka771/
Eurkaa771/
Gurkai771/
Gurhka771/
Urka73197/
Ourkiya71243/
Hurcaya717/
Gorkoya714/
Ghurkha713/
Ghourka712/
Gurkaji711/
Guurkha711/
Gourkey711/
Gorkaia711/
Urcayau711/
Gorkiya711/
Gorka673,590/
Orkaa672,098/
Gurki67930/
Hurka67731/
Gurke67555/
Górka67115/
Đurka6756/
Orkay6740/
Gorkoyah6719/
Gurca679/
Aurka676/
Urkey674/
Hurky673/
Haurcaya672/
Eurka672/
Ourka672/
Gorkhayi671/
Gourkoye671/
Urkha671/
Hurrcaya671/

Gurkaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurkaya in the Russian language
Гуркаяgurkaa-

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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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  • 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 Gurkaya
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