Gursky Surname

86,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gursky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gursky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,2401:64,3418,339
Belarus1,6631:5,713777
United States1,2311:294,44327,275
Kazakhstan1101:160,75015,844
Germany961:838,59960,830
Canada371:995,82774,831
Moldova311:114,88313,240
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
England101:5,571,806158,774
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Gurský (167) are calculated separately.

Gursky Last Name Facts

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

Gursky (Russian: Гурский) is most common in Russia. It may also appear as: Gurský. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gursky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,950th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,315,917 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gursky reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Gursky is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 2,240 people, or 1 in 64,341. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 10 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Gursky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gursky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gursky surname increased 3,730 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gursky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gursky surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Catholic (50%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Gursky last name are 6.7% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gursky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $49,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurský94167/
Gurskiy9286/
Gurskey9285/
Goursky9238/
Gurszky9223/
Gurskoy925/
Gurskyi924/
Gusrsky921/
Gurskay921/
Gurskyy921/
Ursky9119/
Gurskaya866,027/
Gurskeyj861/
Gurskytė861/
Gourskey860/
Gurski833,959/
Gurske83457/
Gurská83185/
Girsky83170/
Gurska83159/
Hursky8390/
Urskyi8310/
Aursky831/
Gaurskaya807/
Hurskyi773,621/
Gurskis77463/
Gurskij77119/
Goorsky77109/
Gorskiy7797/
Gurszki7758/
Gorskey7743/
Gourski7721/
Gurskii7713/
Urskaya779/
Gorskoy777/
Gurskaa776/
Gourska775/
Gurskie774/
Gorszky773/
Gurszka772/
Girskiy772/
Gorskyi771/
Gurskio771/
Gurszke771/
Hurskiy771/
Gorskyy771/
Urski7318/
Urska7312/
Gurschke7199/
Gurskaja7176/
Gurschka7134/
Gurskaia7130/
Goorskey7117/
Gourskii716/
Hurskaya715/
Gorsskyh714/
Ghorrsky711/
Gurskich711/
Gorski6716,849/
Gorska67905/
Gorske67327/
Górski67222/
Górska67181/
Hurska6755/
Hurski6736/
Hurský6735/
Hurská6735/
Hurske6723/
Girski6723/
Gurzki6720/
Orskey6710/
Gorský679/
Đurski676/
Gursca674/
Orskyi671/
Gurzke671/
Eurski671/
Gourskaja671/
Gurscă671/
Gurskaitė671/
Girske670/

Gursky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gursky in the Russian language
Гурскийgurskij-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gursky
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