Hurek Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Hurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2231:170,44323,608
Germany991:813,18659,527
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 last name Hurek has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found as a variant: Hůrek or Hurék. For other potential spellings of Hurek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hurek is the 757,040th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Hurek are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 170,443. Beside Poland it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hůrek9319/
Hurék931/
Churek919/
Haurek913/
Hureks912/
Hureck911/
Hourek911/
Hureik910/
Urek89908/
Haureck830/
Huryk80775/
Ureke80382/
Đurek80243/
Horek80196/
Eurek80194/
Uresk80112/
Gurek8091/
Hurec8069/
Hurík8047/
Hurik8035/
Ureck8018/
Uriek8012/
Ourek8010/
Urekh809/
Hirek804/
Hureg802/
Aurek801/
Uhrek801/
Urrek801/
Ureek801/
Uerek801/
Hureková778/
Churik73543/
Đurđek73475/
Churyk73173/
Uhyrek7394/
Uhýrek7384/
Chorek7366/
Hurick7365/
Gureck7358/
Hirekh7331/
Hutryk7329/
Khurik7320/
Haurik7320/
Aureke7315/
Hourik7310/
Ahureg738/
Heurex737/
Gaurek737/
Auriek735/
Urecke735/
Haurík735/
Gurekh734/
Horeak734/
Eureke734/
Uhírek733/
Ureeke732/
Jureek732/
Eureik731/
Hureeq731/
Horrek731/
Hoorek731/
Haurec731/
Hauryk731/
Jureik731/
Oureke731/
Gurrek731/
Hurrik731/
Horeek731/
Ourezk731/
Urieck730/
Hireck730/
Churekova71233/
Hurekhova713/
Hureikova712/
Ürek674,388/
Irek674,077/
Urik67368/
Urík67357/
Hurkova67249/
Orek67136/
Úrek6751/
Huricks6739/
Hurigue6735/
Urec6734/
Eurieck6712/
Chourik6711/
Jureack6711/
Uryk6711/
Hurique677/
Gurreck675/
Hurrick674/
Ureq674/
Huraike674/
Churick672/
Urekova672/
Haureix672/
Urex672/
Huerequ671/
Heurick671/
Huregue671/
Ureková671/
Hourisk671/
Hurzhyk671/
Haurick670/
Hireick670/
Hutrick670/

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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 Hurek
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