Jurkus Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Jurkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1,1421:2,657375
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Norway81:642,78647,258
England31:18,572,686338,250
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Jurkus Last Name Facts

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

Jurkus occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jurkus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jurkus is the 307,971st most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Jurkus live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Jurkus is most numerous in Lithuania, where it is borne by 1,142 people, or 1 in 2,657. In Lithuania it is mostly found in: Klaipėda County, where 51 percent reside, Telšiai County, where 25 percent reside and Vilnius County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Lithuania this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Jurkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jurkus surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Jurkus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning 287,629 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $58,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurkuse921/
Yurkus83182/
Surkus8368/
Zurkus839/
Žurkus831/
Curkus831/
Zhurkus772/
Ziurkus771/
Jurkhosh717/
Curkuş67195/
Yurcus6721/
Surkuš6716/
Jorkos6712/
Curcus677/
Zorkus671/
Zourkos6237/
Curcous621/
Zurkhosh571/
Zorkuş5043/
Zorkos507/
Giourqukos501/

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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 Jurkus
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