Gurken Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gurken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürken94132/
Gurcken920/
Urken9146/
Gurkin834,004/
Gorken8353/
Girken8327/
Gurkina773,543/
Gorcken779/
Urkienė775/
Goerken774/
Heurken771/
Gurkink771/
Gurking771/
Gurgkin770/
Ghirken770/
Gircken770/
Ürken73270/
Urkin73150/
Orken73121/
Gorkn737/
Urkyn735/
Urkenova7134/
Goercken718/
Girkienė712/
Gorkin671,160/
Girkin67593/
Đurkin67358/
Hurkyn67288/
Orkeen67187/
Urkina67125/
Gürcen6772/
Horken6737/
Gürkün6725/
Gürkem6719/
Hurkin6718/
Urkyna672/
Orkien671/
Urchen671/
Gurkinova671/
Gurcin671/
Orcken671/

Gurken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurken in the Georgian language
გურკენgurken-
Gurken in the Russian language
Гуркенgurken-

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