Jurka Surname

279,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Jurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5851:18,1772,737
Poland2001:190,04425,702
Latvia1631:12,5771,863
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Germany921:875,05962,702
Lithuania511:59,5029,106
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Austria371:230,14727,778
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
India81:95,883,173728,828
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Jůrka (3) are calculated separately.

Jurka (493) may also be a first name.

Jurka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jurka (Hindi: जुरका, Oriya: ଜୁକର୍) is found most in Czechia. It may be found as: Jůrka. For other potential spellings of Jurka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,172nd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,261,766 people. The surname Jurka is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Jurka reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Jurka is also the 382,601st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 493 people.

The surname Jurka is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 18,177. In Czechia Jurka is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 21 percent live, Olomouc Region, where 19 percent live and Vysočina Region, where 18 percent live. Outside of Czechia this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent live and Latvia, where 12 percent live.

Jurka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jurka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jurka surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jurka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jurka surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

The amount Jurka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $43,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jůrka933/
Jurcka9186/
Jurkaš9130/
Jurkka9122/
Djurka9115/
Jourka911/
Jurkait8330/
Jurca808,153/
Jurko801,485/
Jurke80933/
Jorka80381/
Surka80330/
Curka80253/
Jurki80218/
Yurka80201/
Zurka80151/
Jurkó80140/
Jurky8086/
Žurka8064/
Iurka808/
Jurký801/
Jurkhash7730/
Jurkaitė772/
Yourka73420/
Zsurka73188/
Zhurka73162/
Surkau73125/
Jurcau7387/
Surkka7377/
Jurkko7352/
Scurka7348/
Zurkai7338/
Jourki7337/
Suirka7334/
Jorkay7333/
Ijurko7333/
Surkha7314/
Zourka739/
Jhurko735/
Jorkai734/
Iurkas734/
Jurkáš734/
Djurko733/
Juhrke732/
Jurkie732/
Jurket732/
Yurkoa731/
Zurkau731/
Jorkka731/
Jorkea731/
Surkay731/
Jurcea731/
Jurkey731/
Jurker731/
Jurkio731/
Jourke730/
Dziurka67567/
Jurkojć67160/
Dzhurka67112/
Jurkoit6772/
Jurkeit6772/
Zsurkai6765/
Jurkech6731/
Yurkayt6729/
Jorkeah6726/
Surkhay6716/
Jorkhah6711/
Jaurker675/
Jurkoić672/
Jurkiss672/
Jurkich672/
Jourkeh671/
Jurcuța671/
Zourkoa671/

Jurka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jurka in the Hindi language
जुरकाjuraka85.71
जूरकाjuraka14.29
Jurka in the Oriya language
ଜୁକର୍jukar50
କାଶୁkasu16.67
ଯୁକର୍yukar16.67
ଯୁକyuka16.67

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