Jurca Surname

61,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Jurca Surname User-submission:

The surname Jurca is the Romanian derivation of the Hungarian name Gyurka.

Jurca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,3001:3,187420
Slovenia6251:3,980710
United States4081:888,38067,160
Brazil1961:1,092,21638,202
Moldova871:40,9356,205
Latvia841:24,4053,713
Canada791:466,40040,200
Serbia721:99,2357,980
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France261:2,554,720189,486
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Jurča (617), Jurcă (183) & Jurça (5) are calculated separately.

Jurca (15) may also be a first name.

Jurca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Jurca is the Romanian derivation of the Hungarian name Gyurka.

- stefanjurca

Jurca Last Name Facts

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

Jurca is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Jurča, Jurcă or Jurça. For other possible spellings of Jurca click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,662nd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 893,848 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Jurca reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Jurca is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The surname Jurca is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 6,300 people, or 1 in 3,187. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bihor County, where 18 percent live, Arad County, where 14 percent live and Timiș County, where 14 percent live. Not including Romania this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Jurca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jurca has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 40,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jurca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jurca surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

The amount Jurca earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $48,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurča93617/
Jurcă93183/
Jurça935/
Jurcau9187/
Jurcka9186/
Jurcsa9156/
Jursca9122/
Jurcza9117/
Jurcia917/
Jurcea911/
Jurscha8344/
Jurrcza831/
Jurczat831/
Jurcuța831/
Jurchas830/
Curca803,945/
Jurka801,385/
Jursa80970/
Surca80541/
Jurja80473/
Jorca80369/
Jurco80307/
Iurca80137/
Jurša80120/
Yurca80115/
Zurca8089/
Jurza8082/
Jurcy8048/
Hurca8029/
Jurci805/
Jurce802/
Jourcaud772/
Jurschat771/
Jurtscha771/
Giurca733,040/
Jursza73338/
Iurcea73252/
Ijurco73193/
Jurcoi73175/
Jurgea73131/
Uyurca73112/
Churca7351/
Yurcha7351/
Jurchi7341/
Scurca7331/
Jurdza7330/
Jurkaš7330/
Zurcas7327/
Jurkka7322/
Jurcsó7322/
Djurka7315/
Jursha7314/
Jaurja7312/
Jurjea739/
Jurcso738/
Iurcia736/
Jzursa733/
Jurcsi732/
Jutrša731/
Jutrsa731/
Jurczo731/
Jaurza731/
Jourka731/
Jaurco731/
Jourja731/
Jurhci731/
Jursaa731/
Jurjai731/
Djurza731/
Curcea731/
Jurdža731/
Jurcie731/
Jurssa731/
Hurcay731/
Jursay730/
Jurcho730/
Jurtschat712/
Hourcau6779/
Jurshah6743/
Djursaa6733/
Jurkech6731/
Jurkait6730/
Giurcau6711/
Jourchi679/
Jurczyś675/
Jurchiș675/
Curceau673/
Djurdja673/
Jurkich672/
Iourcha672/
Surceau671/
Jurjass671/
Jourzai671/
Jourzad671/
Jeurzea670/

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