Gurkin Surname

115,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gurkin Surname Definition:

A variant of Durkin, q.v

Gurkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,0651:47,0226,239
United States6801:533,02844,312
Belarus611:155,75521,264
Israel521:164,57016,892
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India121:63,922,115578,870
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Gurkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Durkin, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Gurkin Last Name Facts

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 115,346th 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurkina923,543/
Gurkink921/
Gurking921/
Gurgkin920/
Urkin91150/
Gorkin831,160/
Girkin83593/
Đurkin83358/
Urkina83125/
Gurken8325/
Hurkin8318/
Gurcin831/
Gurkinova801/
Gurchin77158/
Urkienė775/
Ourking773/
Gurcken770/
Orkin731,493/
Urken7346/
Gorkn737/
Urkyn735/
Gourchin7152/
Urkinova7110/
Girkienė712/
Gourquin711/
Urquin67584/
Hurkyn67288/
Gürken67132/
Horkin6780/
Gorken6753/
Girken6727/
Gürkün6725/
Urchin6723/
Orzkin673/
Hurcin673/
Urkyna672/
Orkien671/
Urqina671/

Gurkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurkin in the Georgian language
გურკინიgurkini-
Gurkin in the Russian language
Гуркинgurkin-

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