Hurek Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Hurek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 223 | 1:170,443 | 23,608 |
| Germany | 99 | 1:813,186 | 59,527 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hůrek (19) & Hurék (1) are calculated separately.
Hurek (23) may also be a first name.
Hurek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hurek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hurek is found most frequently in Poland. It may be rendered as a variant: Hůrek or Hurék. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hurek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 757,040th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name Hurek occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hurek live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Hurek is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 23 people.
The surname Hurek is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 170,443. Barring Poland it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Hurek
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