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Where Does The Last Name Kurek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kurek (Russian: Курек) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kürek or Kurék. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,105^th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 224,612 people. The surname Kurek occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kurek live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kurek is also the 1,412,538^th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 50 people.

Kurek is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 25,293 people, or 1 in 1,503. Outside of Poland this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Kurek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kurek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kurek last name increased 235,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 29,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kurek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kurek last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kurek last name are 12.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kurek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.02% less than the national average, earning 183,340 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,950 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning R 282,516 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $53,302 CAD per year.