Kourke Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kourke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kourke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kourke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻙ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kourke.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Kourke occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kourke live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Kourke is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 50 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 25 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kourke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kourke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻙ | krk | - |
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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 Kourke
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