Gurnyak Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Gurnyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurnyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gurnyak Last Name Facts

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

Gurnyak (Russian: Гурняк) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurnyak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Gurnyak is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gurnyak live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 1,275,425. In Russia it is primarily found in: Komi Republic, where 27 percent live, Vologda Oblast, where 14 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Gurnyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gurnyak surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gurnyak last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurniak86382/
Gornyak86222/
Girnyak86174/
Hurnyak8628/
Gurnhak869/
Gurnjak861/
Gourniak8031/
Gurniack801/
Ornyak772/
Hornyak712,544/
Gorniak711,824/
Hurniak71625/
Gornjak71153/
Górniak7188/
Gornyák7116/
Gurniok7111/
Girniak7110/
Urhnjak716/
Gurñiak714/
Gorniack67115/
Hornyack6717/
Hoornyak671/
Ornyok621/
Ornjak621/
Gurnioková5910/
Horniak571,775/
Hornjak57987/
Gorniok5775/
Górniok577/
Ornyagh576/
Hornyok573/
Horniack533/

Gurnyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurnyak in the Russian language
Гурнякgurnak-

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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 Gurnyak
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