Gurken Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gurken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Gürken (132) are calculated separately.
Gurken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gurken (Georgian: გურკენ, Russian: Гуркен) is found most in Brazil. It may also be found as: Gürken. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurken? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gurken is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Gurken reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Gurken is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.
Gurken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gurken has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gurken surname contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gürken | 94 | 132 | / |
| Gurcken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Urken | 91 | 46 | / |
| Gurkin | 83 | 4,004 | / |
| Gorken | 83 | 53 | / |
| Girken | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gurkina | 77 | 3,543 | / |
| Gorcken | 77 | 9 | / |
| Urkienė | 77 | 5 | / |
| Goerken | 77 | 4 | / |
| Heurken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurkink | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurgkin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ghirken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gircken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ürken | 73 | 270 | / |
| Urkin | 73 | 150 | / |
| Orken | 73 | 121 | / |
| Gorkn | 73 | 7 | / |
| Urkyn | 73 | 5 | / |
| Urkenova | 71 | 34 | / |
| Goercken | 71 | 8 | / |
| Girkienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorkin | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Girkin | 67 | 593 | / |
| Đurkin | 67 | 358 | / |
| Hurkyn | 67 | 288 | / |
| Orkeen | 67 | 187 | / |
| Urkina | 67 | 125 | / |
| Gürcen | 67 | 72 | / |
| Horken | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gürkün | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gürkem | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hurkin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Urkyna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orkien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurkinova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurcin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcken | 67 | 1 | / |
Gurken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurken in the Georgian language | ||
| გურკენ | gurken | - |
| Gurken in the Russian language | ||
| Гуркен | gurken | - |
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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 Gurken
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