Gurku Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Gurku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
Gurku (60) may also be a first name.
Gurku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gurku (Marathi: गुरकु) occurs most in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Gurku are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gurku is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 60 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India Gurku is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 85 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Besides India Gurku occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurkau | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gurkhu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gurkus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Urku | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gourkou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gurkush | 83 | 7 | / |
| Urkup | 80 | 145 | / |
| Hurku | 80 | 60 | / |
| Girku | 80 | 39 | / |
| Gurcu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gorku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Urkut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aurku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngourkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eurkus | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gurkoo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Girkau | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gorkhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hurkut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorkou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurcus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urkush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurckhaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourkhou | 67 | 433 | / |
| Urcu | 67 | 100 | / |
| Hurkush | 67 | 57 | / |
| Orku | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gurcuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghurkoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurkuha | 67 | 0 | / |
Gurku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurku in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरकु | guraku | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gurku
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