Jurjak Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jurjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Slovakia111:485,13257,527

The alternate forms: Jurják (1) are calculated separately.

Jurjak (11) may also be a first name.

Jurjak Last Name Facts

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

Jurjak is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Jurják. For other potential spellings of Jurjak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurjak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jurjak reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

Jurjak is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Istria County, where 43 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 38 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Croatia Jurjak occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurják941/
Jurjaks9222/
Jurzak83716/
Jurcak83353/
Surjak8382/
Jurjac8370/
Juršak8326/
Curjak8312/
Jursak8310/
Jurjaková8012/
Jurjakova801/
Jurchak7759/
Jureack7711/
Jurshak778/
Jurscak774/
Jurzack772/
Jurseak771/
Jurdziak71194/
Jurchaks7148/
Jurschak7129/
Suurjaak718/
Djurdjac715/
Jurchack713/
Jurchake713/
Suriak67308/
Yurcak67175/
Yuriak67140/
Suryak6754/
Jurzok6754/
Jorzak6721/
Curiak6712/
Sursak679/
Jurzac672/
Jurcák672/
Yuryak672/
Jórzak671/
Jurjáková671/
Juriaková671/
Yurzak671/
Surják671/
Curzak671/
Curcak671/
Yureak671/
Cursak671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jurjak
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