Jurek Surname

31,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Jurek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at, or on, a hill.

Jurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland12,3601:3,075298
United States2,7761:130,56913,762
Germany5011:160,69019,100
Czechia4561:23,3193,622
Slovakia3431:15,5582,209
France1081:615,02580,926
Austria981:86,89212,882
England861:647,88437,755
Canada811:454,88439,362
Australia461:586,86342,409
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Norway161:321,39331,311
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malta41:107,5681,849
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jurek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jurek has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also be found as a variant: Juřek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jurek is the 31,160th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 425,128 people. The surname Jurek occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Jurek live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 36,954th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 20,642 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 12,360 people, or 1 in 3,075. Not including Poland Jurek exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Jurek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jurek last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.61% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Juřek9315/
Jureck9151/
Jureke919/
Djurek917/
Jureek912/
Jureik911/
Jureack8311/
Jurecke831/
Djourek831/
Zurek805,594/
Jurík801,996/
Jurik801,501/
Surek801,458/
Yurek801,012/
Curek80689/
Žurek80589/
Jurec80525/
Jorek80189/
Żurek80107/
Juryk8061/
Jurex802/
Iurek801/
Jórek801/
Jureková77309/
Jurekova778/
Zureik735,650/
Jurzyk73739/
Jurick73618/
Jurgec73577/
Surekh73443/
Sureck73284/
Zourek73207/
Juurik73195/
Jurzec73176/
Scurek7397/
Zureck7393/
Zhurek7360/
Jurzik7353/
Yourek7343/
Zsurek7340/
Žourek7334/
Zureyk7334/
Saurek7323/
Suriek7317/
Zaurek739/
Jourjk738/
Yureck737/
Jaurik736/
Djurik736/
Jaureg735/
Yureik733/
Djurec732/
Jurèák731/
Jourik731/
Uyurek731/
Yureak731/
Jureic731/
Zuriek731/
Zuresk731/
Ejorek731/
Iureck731/
Jurayk731/
Jorrek730/
Zureke730/
Jureckova7145/
Jurecková711/
Jourekova711/
Zureick67367/
Jurkova67204/
Jurigue67128/
Jurique6757/
Jurzick6729/
Jureque6728/
Juregue6724/
Juricke6718/
Dziurek6715/
Zoureck6712/
Zurieck672/
Jaurick671/
Jourzik671/
Zurreck671/
Džurđek671/
Zoureik671/
Ejurike671/
Jauregg671/
Ayyurek671/

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