Jurkić Surname

279,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jurkić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurkić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6731:6,283913
Bosnia and Herzegovina6431:5,5001,126
Slovenia631:39,4877,291
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Jurkic (231) & Jurkič (6) are calculated separately.

Jurkić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jurkić is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Jurkic or Jurkič. For other potential spellings of Jurkić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurkić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,323rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,265,568 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jurkić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Jurkić is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 6,283. In Croatia Jurkić is most frequent in: Zagreb County, where 15 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Croatia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 46 percent reside and Slovenia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurkic94231/
Jurkič946/
Djurkić9216/
Jurkoić922/
Žurkić83496/
Jurcić8351/
Curkić8342/
Surkić833/
Zurkić832/
Hurkić831/
Jurkojć77160/
Jurkoic7742/
Jurkich772/
Jurkiecz711/
Zorkić67501/
Zurkic6723/
Horkić6714/
Jurkaites6713/
Yurkic677/
Hurkic672/
Jurkitsch671/
Jurkojc6247/
Jurkech6231/
Yurkich6216/
Yurkoic621/
Zurkitch575/
Yurkoits572/
Yurkeich572/
Yurkaites533/
Zorkic5031/

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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 Jurkić
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