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

The surname Kurkay (Russian: Куркай) is most common in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurkay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Kurkay is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kurkay reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,362,673. In Russia Kurkay is primarily found in: Altai Krai, where 36 percent reside, Perm Krai, where 16 percent reside and Komi Republic, where 13 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname is found 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 adherence of those carrying the Kurkay last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Kurkay are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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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