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) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurkin? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 3,065 people, or 1 in 47,022. In Russia Gurkin is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 13 percent are found, Kaluga Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Moscow, where 8 percent are found. Beside Russia Gurkin occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Gurkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gurkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurkin surname increased 1,889 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 those bearing the Gurkin last name are 7.62% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US 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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