Kurink Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Kurink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kurink Last Name Facts

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

Kurink occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kurink click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurink? popularity and diffusion

Kurink is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kurink occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kurink live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Kurink is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West New Britain, where 50 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Kurink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kurink has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kurink last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kutrink921/
Kurnk911/
Keurinck86119/
Kurinckx863/
Kuring83478/
Korink83122/
Kurinkova8053/
Kuhring77159/
Kauring7777/
Kouring7746/
Khuring7715/
Kurring7711/
Kuriong779/
Curinkx771/
Kurieng771/
Korinck771/
Kaurenk770/
Keuring770/
Kurnc731/
Kurng731/
Curnk731/
Curinckx71228/
Kauriong711/
Kuehring710/
Kurenkova676,228/
Koring671,860/
Kiring67244/
Kurincová67213/
Currinckx6772/
Kureng6751/
Kirinc6721/
Kurynkova6721/
Kurincova6712/
Kourng6710/
Curing672/
Kurngs671/
Kouringue671/
Korenk671/
Corink670/

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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 Kurink
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