Jurek Surname
Approximately 17,142 people bear this surname
Jurek Surname Definition:
(Polish) Dweller at, or on, a hill.
Jurek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 12,360 | 1:3,075 | 298 |
| United States | 2,776 | 1:130,569 | 13,762 |
| Germany | 501 | 1:160,690 | 19,100 |
| Czechia | 456 | 1:23,319 | 3,622 |
| Slovakia | 343 | 1:15,558 | 2,209 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Austria | 98 | 1:86,892 | 12,882 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Juřek (15) are calculated separately.
Jurek (20,642) may also be a first name.
Jurek Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Dweller at, or on, a hill.
Jurek Demographics
Average Jurek Salary in
United States
$45,655 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jurek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jurek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jurek occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Juřek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jurek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,160th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 425,128 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Jurek reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Jurek is also the 36,954th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 20,642 people.
Jurek is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 12,360 people, or 1 in 3,075. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Jurek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Jurek are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.61% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jurek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.49% less than the national average, earning 174,798 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $54,326 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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