Gurkevich Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gurkevich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
Gurkevich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurkevich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gurkevich (Russian: Гуркевич) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gurkevich click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurkevich? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Gurkevich are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 30 percent live, Moscow, where 20 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent live. Barring Russia Gurkevich occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urkevich | 94 | 110 | / |
| Gurkovich | 89 | 114 | / |
| Gurkevicz | 89 | 75 | / |
| Gorkevich | 89 | 10 | / |
| Urkevic | 88 | 31 | / |
| Gurkievicz | 84 | 102 | / |
| Gurgkevicz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gurchevich | 84 | 1 | / |
| Urkewich | 82 | 14 | / |
| Urkevych | 82 | 9 | / |
| Urkevics | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gurkewicz | 78 | 141 | / |
| Hurkevych | 78 | 30 | / |
| Urchevich | 78 | 20 | / |
| Gurkivicz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gurkevitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gurcovich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gurkiewicz | 74 | 31 | / |
| Gorkievicz | 74 | 4 | / |
| Gorkievics | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gurquevicz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Orkevych | 71 | 2 | / |
| Urkewicz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gurkeeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horkevych | 67 | 27 | / |
| Urkiewicz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gurkewitz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gurcewicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkiewicz | 63 | 323 | / |
| Górkiewicz | 63 | 15 | / |
| Gorquevicz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hurkiewicz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gorzkiewicz | 60 | 1,500 | / |
| Hurcewicz | 56 | 45 | / |
| Gorkhieva | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gorkiewiez | 53 | 14 | / |
| Horkiewicz | 53 | 5 | / |
Gurkevich Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurkevich in the Russian language | ||
| Гуркевич | gurkevic | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gurkevich
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