Gurschek Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Gurschek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurschek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Gurschek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurschek occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurschek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurschek is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gurschek live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 83 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found and Saarland, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany Gurschek exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urschek9312/
Gurchek938/
Girschek8880/
Gorschek8811/
Urchek8672/
Urshek861/
Gurschick8269/
Urcheck8043/
Girshek8036/
Orschek8028/
Urschik8015/
Gorshek809/
Gursick808/
Gurscik801/
Gursiek801/
Ursek778/
Girschik75304/
Hurschik7516/
Urschick758/
Orscheck757/
Gorschik755/
Gorscheg753/
Orschekh752/
Gorsheck751/
Girschick71237/
Horscheck71136/
Gorsek71122/
Urchyk71100/
Ursick7161/
Gurcik7115/
Orshek7110/
Orscek718/
Gorschegg717/
Gursik715/
Gurszczyk711/
Gorcek711/
Ursesk711/
Girsek710/
Hursek710/
Hurchyk67139/
Girshik67121/
Gurzick67105/
Urchick6745/
Gurgick6738/
Gurceac6723/
Gorsick6717/
Hurchik6713/
Orscheg6711/
Urchike6711/
Gurzejk678/
Gurzhik675/
Horsscheck671/
Gorshik671/
Eurchik670/
Urrsick670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gurschek
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