Gurkowski Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gurkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland611:623,09455,804
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Gurkowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurkowski is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gurkowski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurkowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurkowski is the 1,537,949th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gurkowski are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 623,094. Aside from Poland it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Gurkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurkowski surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Gurkowski earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $54,570 USD per year.

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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 Gurkowski
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