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) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Gürken. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Gurken reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Gurken exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Gurken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gurken has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gurken surname decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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