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
Average Kurka Salary in
United States
$51,117 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kurka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurka (Marathi: कुक, Oriya: କୁକ, Russian: Курка) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Kůrka. Click here for other potential spellings of Kurka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurka is the 86,680th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,311,653 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kurka reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 49 people.
The surname Kurka is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,436 people, or 1 in 7,405. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 19 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent are found and Prague, where 13 percent are found. Beside Czechia it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.
Kurka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kurka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kurka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.14% registered with 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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