Hurghis Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Hurghis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurghis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1511:132,96614,454
Moldova391:91,31711,266
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hurghiş (32) & Hurghiș (1) are calculated separately.

Hurghis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hurghis is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Hurghiş or Hurghiș. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurghis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Hurghis is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hurghis are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Hurghis is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 132,966. In Romania it is mostly found in: Mureș County, where 42 percent are found, Neamț County, where 27 percent are found and Suceava County, where 26 percent are found. Apart from Romania Hurghis is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurghiş9532/
Hurghiș951/
Hurghi925/
Hurgis920/
Hurghes861/
Urgis835/
Khurgish803/
Hurgoi77376/
Gurgis77172/
Irghis77170/
Jurgis7744/
Ourghi7733/
Hurgui7730/
Churgi779/
Hurges779/
Urgish773/
Hurgie771/
Horgis771/
Urgais771/
Hurgai770/
Ourghisse751/
Gourghiss751/
Ourghaiss751/
Urgi7312/
Gurgish7160/
Churgai7132/
Gourgis7126/
Ourguis7110/
Hurgheș715/
Khurges714/
Hurgheş714/
Ourghit714/
Irghiss714/
Churges712/
Hurghea711/
Jurgish711/
Khourgi711/
Hourgui711/
Hurgues711/
Irghuis711/
Chourgi711/
Urghesh711/
Gurgies711/
Gurghiy711/
Gurghes711/
Hurgess710/
Hirghes710/
Orgis67257/
Irgis67133/
Hurga6798/
Hurge6790/
Gurgi6735/
Jurgi6718/
Urgie6711/
Aurenghi678/
Urges678/
Chourgui676/
Chourghe675/
Chaurghe674/
Urgic673/
Khourgeh672/
Horgi671/
Urgha671/
Heurgier671/
Eurgi671/

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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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  • 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 Hurghis
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