Kurak Surname

100,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kurak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,1651:35,9453,795
Belarus1,0041:9,4631,417
Poland4641:81,91512,711
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Ukraine2291:198,78926,906
Russia1951:739,09362,034
Kazakhstan921:192,20118,055
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
India271:28,409,829361,298
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Croatia131:325,27730,776
France131:5,109,440259,941
Moldova111:323,76125,884
England101:5,571,806158,774
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Kurák (194), Kürak (1) & Kuřák (37) are calculated separately.

Kurak (85) may also be a first name.

Kurak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurak (Marathi: कुरक, Russian: Курак) occurs most in Turkey. It can appear as a variant: Kurák, Kürak or Kuřák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,501st most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,550,872 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Kurak reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 85 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,165 people, or 1 in 35,945. In Turkey Kurak is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Malatya Province, where 12 percent live and Corum Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Kurak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Kurak surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Kurak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $45,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.23% more than the national average, earning $60,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurák93194/
Kürak931/
Kurzak911,481/
Kurakh91701/
Kourak91582/
Kurgak91289/
Kaurak91155/
Kurhak9187/
Kurack9155/
Kurake9137/
Kutrak9125/
Kuerak919/
Kurajk918/
Khurak915/
Kurrak913/
Kurask911/
Kuřák8737/
Khuurak83331/
Kurrack8333/
Kauraik839/
Khourak836/
Kourrak835/
Kaurake834/
Kurzack834/
Kurzhak833/
Kouraik832/
Khutrak832/
Khurake831/
Qukurak831/
Kourake831/
Khuerak831/
Kuraske830/
Korak802,386/
Kirak80613/
Kurok80353/
Curak8096/
Kurag8022/
Kurac8018/
Kuraq801/
Kurakova772,916/
Kuraková7715/
Khourhak771/
Kurzac73794/
Kurzok73402/
Korzak73129/
Cuyrak7373/
Kurock7343/
Caurak7343/
Khorak7340/
Kirack7324/
Kirňak7316/
Kuruok7313/
Korrak7311/
Kirrak738/
Kurohk737/
Kierak737/
Kurosk735/
Koraik734/
Kaurok734/
Kuirac733/
Kuragh733/
Koraak732/
Kourag732/
Kuraig732/
Kaurag731/
Khurac731/
Khurag731/
Korakh731/
Kuracc731/
Kurasc731/
Kureik731/
Curzak731/
Currak731/
Khirak731/
Kurokh731/
Koreak731/
Qourak731/
Kuragt731/
Curack730/
Kurakhova7125/
Kuraňková7115/
Kaurakova714/
Khurakova711/
Korzhak67464/
Kurzrok6794/
Kurreik6731/
Khaurok6726/
Kuroike6725/
Khorzak6710/
Korrack678/
Korzack677/
Khurakhova674/
Khorrak673/
Khorakh672/
Kourokh672/
Kourouk672/
Kurzock671/
Kuraugh671/
Kauraig671/
Khourag671/
Kurochk671/
Kuhrock671/
Kouraic671/
Kurrock670/

Kurak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurak in the Marathi language
कुरकkuraka-
Kurak in the Russian language
Куракkurak-

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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 Kurak
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