Kurke Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Kurke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
India91:85,229,487684,495
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kurke (15) may also be a first name.

Kurke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurke (Marathi: मुरके, Russian: Куркэ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kurke reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kurke is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 15 percent reside, Minnesota, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Kurke exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Kurke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kurke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kurke surname rose 3,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurke surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kurke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning $36,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurzke91586/
Kuhrke91105/
Kurkey9122/
Kurkie9114/
Kurcke917/
Kurkei917/
Kourke916/
Kurkhe914/
Khurke911/
Kuirke910/
Kurkee910/
Kurk89780/
Kuhrcke835/
Kurkhej834/
Kurkees833/
Kurkett831/
Kourkes831/
Kurcker830/
Kurka805,556/
Kurki803,410/
Kirke801,258/
Korke80474/
Kurck8067/
Kourk8033/
Kurce8017/
Keurk809/
Kurky808/
Kurkz803/
Kurkt802/
Kurkh801/
Kuirk801/
Kurkc801/
Curke800/
Kourkess771/
Kourkche771/
Quirke736,752/
Kirkey731,173/
Korkee73733/
Korkie73644/
Kirkie73223/
Kurzka7369/
Kurkay7368/
Kurkaa7368/
Kurkai7362/
Kürker7360/
Kource7357/
Kurkio7320/
Kourki7318/
Korkea7317/
Kurcki7314/
Kourka7311/
Korkey738/
Kurkyi737/
Khurkh736/
Korzke736/
Kurkui735/
Koerke734/
Kurkij734/
Korkei733/
Kurkoy732/
Kierke732/
Kirkee732/
Courke731/
Kurkiy731/
Khirke731/
Khorke731/
Kurkaj731/
Curket731/
Khurki731/
Khourk731/
Kirkke731/
Kurkhi731/
Quurke731/
Kurkit731/
Kurkuy731/
Cuirke730/
Curker730/
Curkey730/
Kuirck730/
Kuirks730/
Curkes730/
Kurkova673,974/
Kurc671,787/
Kurková671,763/
Kork671,376/
Kürk67721/
Curk67655/
Kurg67626/
Kurkchi67323/
Kurkkio67113/
Kourgue67107/
Curkeet6740/
Khorkhe6737/
Khurche6728/
Khourki6721/
Kurchey676/
Kurkiss675/
Kurkoyd674/
Koorkee673/
Kurkait673/
Kurkoid672/
Kurkhai672/
Kirkehy671/
Kurkish671/
Kurq671/
Kurx671/
Kourkiz671/
Curkett671/
Khurkhi671/
Kurkaja671/
Kurkajs671/
Kurkowa671/
Kourkch671/
Curkees671/
Kirkeey670/

Kurke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurke in the Marathi language
मुरकेmurake-
Kurke in the Russian language
Куркэkurke-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurke
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