Kurkay Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kurkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Kurkay Last Name Facts

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

Kurkay (Russian: Куркай) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurkay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kurkay is the 2,312,869th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Kurkay is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kurkay live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Kurkay is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,362,673. In Russia Kurkay is most prevalent in: Altai Krai, where 36 percent reside, Perm Krai, where 16 percent reside and Komi Republic, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 9 percent reside and Turkmenistan, where 1 percent reside.

Kurkay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kurkay last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurka915,556/
Kurky918/
Kurzka8369/
Kurkaa8368/
Kurkai8362/
Kurkaz8330/
Kurkey8322/
Kourka8311/
Kurkyi837/
Kuerka835/
Kurkoy832/
Kurkiy831/
Kirkay831/
Kurkaj831/
Kurcay831/
Kusrka831/
Kurkuy831/
Kürkaya77265/
Kurkach77126/
Kurkasz7741/
Kurkeja7714/
Kurkoja7713/
Korkaya777/
Kirkaya776/
Kourkas774/
Kurkoyd774/
Kurkait773/
Kurkhai772/
Kirkhay771/
Khurkah771/
Kurkaja771/
Kurkajs771/
Kurki733,410/
Kirka73809/
Korka73790/
Curka73253/
Kůrka73202/
Kurke73146/
Kurca73126/
Kirky7313/
Kurkioja7137/
Kurkajuh719/
Kurkhaus717/
Kourkaji716/
Kourkach714/
Kurk'oja713/
Khorkaye711/
Khourkat711/
Kurkchiy711/
Kourkiya711/
Kurkkhai711/
Khurkhai711/
Kirkey671,173/
Kurzke67586/
Korkka67402/
Khorka67186/
Kuhrke67105/
Kirkau67101/
Korkaj6755/
Khurkhach6730/
Korkaa6724/
Korkai6721/
Kurkio6720/
Kourki6718/
Korkea6717/
Kurkie6714/
Kurcki6714/
Korkha679/
Korkey678/
Kircay678/
Kurcke677/
Kurkei677/
Kirkha676/
Kircky676/
Kourke676/
Kurkui675/
Kirkoy674/
Kurkhe674/
Kurkou674/
Kurkij674/
Kurkue673/
Quirka673/
Kurcas673/
Curkas672/
Kierka672/
Khourkhah672/
Korkoy672/
Khurke671/
Corkay671/
Khurkhaid671/
Khurki671/
Kirkøy671/
Kurcaz671/
Kurkhi671/
Korkau671/
Gkirka671/
Korkoa671/
Kurkit671/
Korcay671/
Kuirke670/
Curkey670/
Kurkee670/

Kurkay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurkay in the Russian language
Куркайkurkaj-

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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 Kurkay
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