Gurke Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gurke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Germany2191:367,60535,039
Canada371:995,82774,831
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Gürke (406) are calculated separately.

Gurke (13) may also be a first name.

Gurke Last Name Facts

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

Gurke has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Gürke. For other potential spellings of Gurke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 568,972nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gurke live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gurke is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 40 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Gurke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gurke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurke last name are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gurke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 228.24% more than the national average, earning R 780,024 per year; in United States they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning $48,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.19% less than the national average, earning $38,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürke93406/
Gurkhe91821/
Gurcke9174/
Guhrke9148/
Gurkey9128/
Ghurke9123/
Gourke918/
Gaurke915/
Gurkei912/
Gurkie911/
Gurkeh911/
Gurkes911/
Gurzke911/
Gurk89879/
Urke89782/
Gaurkee8357/
Gourkee832/
Gourkey831/
Gurzkie831/
Gurckie830/
Gurka802,008/
Girke801,570/
Gorke801,237/
Gurki80930/
Gurkh80672/
Gurky8041/
Eurke8010/
Uirke807/
Gurck807/
Ourke806/
Hurke806/
Gurce805/
Urkey804/
Urked801/
Urkie801/
Ghurk801/
Urket800/
Aurke800/
Gaurkhed772/
Goerke734,870/
Gurkha731,899/
Gorkhe731,715/
Ghurka7361/
Ghurki7351/
Gource7338/
Gürkez7333/
Gorkey7330/
Gurkhi7327/
Gurche7325/
Girkey7325/
Gurzki7320/
Gorkie7315/
Gürkey7313/
Gourka7312/
Gorkeh739/
Gurkaj739/
Gourki738/
Gurkis737/
Ghirke737/
Hurkey735/
Gorcke734/
Gührke733/
Gircke733/
Urcker732/
Urkhed732/
Eurkee732/
Gurkka732/
Gurcka732/
Gürcke732/
Gurkch732/
Hourke731/
Gaurka731/
Girkie731/
Ghurkh731/
Guurka731/
Ngurck731/
Gurkai731/
Gurhka731/
Gihrke730/
Gork67416/
Hurkett67391/
Orke67375/
Gourche67287/
Goercke67250/
Hurckes67226/
Urka67197/
Goehrke67160/
Gurková67136/
Gurg67109/
Urce6733/
Gührcke6716/
Auråker6715/
Gurq6710/
Gurkaya675/
Hurkecz674/
Ghurkha673/
Gurckis673/
Ghorkhe672/
Ghourka672/
Urki672/
Gourkis672/
Gurc672/
Hurgkey671/
Guurkha671/
Gurkhaa671/
Gorkhei671/
Gueurki671/
Gurkish671/
Ghaurki671/
Gorkhey671/
Ghourki671/
Girckie670/
Gourzki670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gurke
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