Kureka Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Kureka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 194 | 1:742,902 | 62,269 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kureka (23) may also be a first name.
Kureka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kureka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kureka (Russian: Курека) is found most in Russia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kureka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kureka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kureka is the 1,101,507th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kureka are found; 86 percent are found in North Asia and 86 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. Kureka is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
The last name Kureka is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 742,902. In Russia it is mostly found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 96 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 2 percent live and Komi Republic, where 1 percent live. Beside Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kureka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kureka in the Russian language | ||
| Курека | kureka | - |
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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 Kureka
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