Gürken Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gürken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gürken Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1311:594,05732,065
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Gurken (25) are calculated separately.

Gürken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gürken occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gurken. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gürken is the 1,558,593rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Gürken are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 594,057. In Turkey Gürken is most common in: Izmir Province, where 34 percent live, Tekirdag Province, where 15 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurken9425/
Gürcen8372/
Girken8327/
Gürkün8325/
Gürkem8319/
Ghirken770/
Gircken770/
Gurcken770/
Girkienė712/
Gurkin674,004/
Girkin67593/
Gürcün675/
Gürqün671/
Gurgkin620/
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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 Gürken
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