Gurko Surname

202,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gurko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1211:128,56715,199
Belarus6631:14,3302,274
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Kazakhstan981:180,43417,249
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Finland71:785,24338,644
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Gurko (57) may also be a first name.

Gurko Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gurko Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gurko (Georgian: გურკო, Russian: Гурко) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 202,451st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,542,803 people. The last name Gurko is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gurko are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Gurko is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 57 people.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 1,121 people, or 1 in 128,567. In Russia it is primarily found in: Altai Krai, where 14 percent reside, Moscow, where 9 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Besides Russia Gurko exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Gurko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gurko surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gurko are 9.64% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.41% being registered to vote for the party.

Gurko earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning $57,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourko9129/
Gurkoo9120/
Gurkot915/
Urko8948/
Gourkou8318/
Gourkos831/
Ghurkoo831/
Gurka802,008/
Hurko801,685/
Girko80913/
Aurko80905/
Gorko80821/
Urkko8042/
Gurco805/
Górko802/
Đurko801/
Eurko801/
Ngourkou771/
Gurkha731,899/
Hurkoo73444/
Gorzko73298/
Hurkot7365/
Ghurka7361/
Gorkho7333/
Gurkau7324/
Hurkoh7313/
Gourka7312/
Heurko739/
Gürkoç736/
Hurkos735/
Gurcoo734/
Gorkou732/
Gorkoy732/
Gurkka732/
Gurcka732/
Gaurka731/
Gurhka731/
Gurkah731/
Guurka731/
Gir'ko731/
Orko673,064/
Urco67556/
Ourkhou67433/
Urka67197/
Hurkhoo67120/
Ghurkha673/
Ghourka672/
Gurkhaa671/
Guurkha671/
Gaurkah671/
Urqo671/
Gurcott670/

Gurko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurko in the Georgian language
გურკოgurko-
Gurko in the Russian language
Гуркоgurko-

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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
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  • 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 Gurko
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