Kureke Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kureke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kureke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Küreke (15) are calculated separately.

Kureke (16) may also be a first name.

Kureke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kureke (Russian: Куреке) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Küreke. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kureke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Kureke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kureke reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Luso-South America. Kureke is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 16 people.

Kureke is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,690,937. In Brazil Kureke is most common in: Paraná, where 76 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 19 percent live and São Paulo, where 3 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küreke9415/
Kureker9221/
Kurreke926/
Kurek9132,445/
Kourekey861/
Kourek83684/
Kureka83222/
Kurrek83213/
Kureck83198/
Kurake8337/
Kurike8332/
Kureki8324/
Koreke8318/
Kireke8318/
Kurzek8312/
Kaurek835/
Kureik831/
Kureek831/
Kurekc831/
Kurecki77397/
Kňourek77252/
Kurreck77250/
Kurekha77104/
Kurecka7782/
Kooreke7766/
Kurzeka7756/
Kurzeck7746/
Korejke7740/
Kureski7735/
Kurreik7731/
Kuroike7725/
Koreike7724/
Kaurike7719/
Kuryker7714/
Kourike775/
Koureka775/
Kaurake774/
Kurekhi773/
Khurake771/
Kurykes771/
Kurekai771/
Kurekka771/
Kurekaa771/
Kuroeki771/
Keureka771/
K'Oreke771/
Kourhek771/
Koutrek771/
Kourake771/
Kurrike771/
Kurecky771/
Korek731,416/
Kuryk731,326/
Kürek731,163/
Kurik73978/
Curek73689/
Kurec73476/
Kureg7318/
Kurék732/
Kureková71346/
Kouregue7199/
Kurekova7157/
Kurzecki7119/
Korzecke7110/
Kurzeika719/
Kureakaa716/
Khurekha714/
Kurikker713/
Kurzejka713/
Kurzecka712/
Khureche711/
Khurekhi711/
Kuritkes711/
Kuttrekk711/
Kureshki711/
Caureker711/
Kutreski711/
Kurreick711/
Kurrekoi711/
Kurzeyka710/
Kuroki6768,549/
Kuriki6711,102/
Kurzyk67679/
Kuraki67471/
Kireki67236/
Koreki67220/
Koreka67210/
Kurzec67143/
Kurika67128/
Kutryk67111/
Kurrik6792/
Kourik6787/
Korike6787/
Kuriks6786/
Kirake6766/
Kuryka6760/
Khorek6757/
Koureg6754/
Kirike6745/
Kurick6740/
Kurzik6737/
Korrek6734/
Kureqi6729/
Koreik6728/
Kaurik6725/
Korzek6723/
Khurik6720/
Koureiche6715/
Kureckova6714/
Kurejková679/
Kurajk678/
Khureshki674/
Koureykoy674/
Kuroky674/
Kuhrik673/
Kurecs673/
Kurikh672/
Kureca672/
Kuriec672/
Kuyrik671/
Koreek671/
Kurjce671/
Kuryce671/
Kureykova671/
Koureskis671/
Koreak671/
Qoreke671/
Curike671/
Koriek670/

Kureke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kureke in the Russian language
Курекеkureke-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kureke
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