Kurka Surname
Approximately 5,556 people bear this surname
Kurka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,436 | 1:7,405 | 926 |
| Ukraine | 927 | 1:49,108 | 7,116 |
| Germany | 793 | 1:101,520 | 12,586 |
| United States | 648 | 1:559,350 | 46,103 |
| Poland | 645 | 1:58,928 | 9,273 |
| Austria | 328 | 1:25,962 | 4,091 |
| Russia | 179 | 1:805,157 | 66,011 |
| Slovakia | 110 | 1:48,513 | 9,303 |
| Turkey | 89 | 1:874,398 | 41,553 |
| Finland | 62 | 1:88,656 | 9,352 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Transnistria | 37 | 1:12,830 | 2,513 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Latvia | 28 | 1:73,216 | 10,778 |
| Belarus | 27 | 1:351,891 | 37,455 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Kůrka (202) are calculated separately.
Kurka (49) may also be a first name.
Kurka Demographics
Kurka Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kurka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurka (Marathi: कुक, Oriya: କୁକ, Russian: Курка) is found most in Czechia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kůrka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 86,680th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,311,653 people. The last name Kurka is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kurka reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Kurka is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 49 people.
Kurka is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,436 people, or 1 in 7,405. In Czechia Kurka is most frequent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 19 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent reside and Prague, where 13 percent reside. Not including Czechia this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.
Kurka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kurka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kurka surname grew 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kurka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kurka last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kurka surname are 7.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kurka earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.47% more than the national average, earning $51,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $45,820 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kurka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurka in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁକ | kuka | - |
| Kurka in the Marathi language | ||
| कुक | kuka | - |
| Kurka in the Russian language | ||
| Курка | kurka | - |
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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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- 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 Kurka
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