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Where Does The Last Name Gurkin Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gurkin (Georgian: გურკინი, Russian: Гуркин) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurkin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 115,346^th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,820,066 people. The last name Gurkin is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gurkin reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Gurkin is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 3,065 people, or 1 in 47,022. In Russia Gurkin is most common in: Moscow Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Kaluga Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Moscow, where 8 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Gurkin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gurkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurkin last name grew 1,889 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gurkin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gurkin are 7.62% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gurkin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,082 USD per year.