Kurki Surname

132,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kurki Surname User-submission:

It means crane like the bird.

Kurki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,8681:1,917292
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
India971:7,907,891167,329
Romania521:386,11332,215
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kurki (82) may also be a first name.

Kurki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means crane like the bird.

- christine

Kurki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurki (Hindi: कुर्की, Oriya: କୁକୀ, Russian: Курки) occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurki is the 132,384th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,137,110 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kurki reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Kurki is most prevalent in Finland, where it is held by 2,868 people, or 1 in 1,917. In Finland Kurki is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 33 percent are found, North Karelia, where 12 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Finland Kurki is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Kurki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurki last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kurki earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $54,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurkai9162/
Kurkio9120/
Kourki9118/
Kurkie9114/
Kurcki9114/
Kurkyi917/
Kurkei917/
Kurkui915/
Kurkij914/
Kurkit911/
Kurkiy911/
Khurki911/
Kurkhi911/
Kurkchi83323/
Kurkkio83113/
Khourki8321/
Kurkiss835/
Kurkait833/
Kurkoid832/
Kurkhai832/
Kourkiz831/
Kurkish831/
Khurkhi831/
Kurka805,556/
Korki80882/
Kurke80146/
Kirki80119/
Kurky808/
Curki801/
Khurkhai771/
Kurkkhai771/
Kurkchiy771/
Kirkhi731,241/
Korkie73644/
Kurzke73586/
Kirkie73223/
Korkki73151/
Kuhrke73105/
Kurzka7369/
Kurkay7368/
Kurkaa7368/
Korkoi7346/
Kurkey7322/
Korkai7321/
Kourka7311/
Khorki738/
Kurcke737/
Kourke736/
Korkhi736/
Kirkki736/
Kurkhe734/
Korkei733/
Kirkij732/
Kurkoy732/
Kierki732/
Kurkuy731/
Gkirki731/
Korkij731/
Koorki731/
Khurke731/
Kurkaj731/
Kuirke730/
Kurkee730/
Khurkhaid711/
Kurchiy6782/
Kurquis6712/
Khorkyi6711/
Kuhrcke675/
Kurkhej674/
Kurkoyd674/
Kurkees673/
Khorkhi673/
Khorkai672/
Korkhai671/
Kurkajs671/
Kurkaja671/
Kourkes671/
Kurkett671/
Kurchii671/
Kurcker670/

Kurki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurki in the Hindi language
कुर्कीkurki-
Kurki in the Oriya language
କୁକୀkuki-
Kurki in the Russian language
Куркиkurki-

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