Jurk Surname

148,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jurk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5571:31,4844,146
Brazil1851:1,157,15940,218
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jurk (12) may also be a first name.

Jurk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jurk has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 148,221st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,442,207 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Jurk are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jurk is also the 3,306,491st most common given name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,557 people, or 1 in 31,484. In Germany Jurk is most numerous in: Saxony, where 26 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Jurk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jurk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jurk surname expanded 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jurk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jurk surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Jurk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.01% more than the national average, earning $49,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $57,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurke89933/
Jourk89882/
Jurck89107/
Jurgk897/
Jhurk891/
Jurzk891/
Jaurk891/
Jurkhs8020/
Ijourk809/
Hujurk806/
Juhrke802/
Jourke800/
Yurk751,247/
Curk75655/
Iurk75415/
Jork75294/
Jurg75265/
Zurk75118/
Surk7572/
Jurc7562/
Jurq7514/
Jurx751/
Jurková731,757/
Jurkova73204/
Jurksch7313/
Jurkhsh7311/
Yourk67132/
Jurgs67131/
Sourk6796/
Iurck6764/
Zurke6757/
Yurke6754/
Yurkh6749/
Zourk6746/
Ijork6738/
Jurcs6737/
Giurk6726/
Scurk6720/
Surkh6719/
Zurck6713/
Jürck6711/
Surck6710/
Iurke678/
Jourg677/
Yurks676/
Jurckova674/
Joerk674/
Jourkova673/
Yurck672/
Hiurk672/
Jorkh672/
Jurqu672/
Zhurk671/
Zuirk671/
Ejork671/
Ajork671/
Zurkh671/
Saurk671/
Uyork671/
Djurc671/
Suhrk670/
Cuirk670/

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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
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  • 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 Jurk
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