Kurko Surname

190,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Finland

Kurko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6651:68,4559,803
Russia4721:305,34531,170
Romania2871:69,9588,363
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Finland1841:29,8733,988
Belarus1091:87,16613,689
Poland1081:351,93339,522
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
France161:4,151,420237,746
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England71:7,959,723202,100
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Kurkó (200) are calculated separately.

Kurko (30) may also be a first name.

Kurko Last Name Facts

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

Kurko (Russian: Курко) is most common in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kurkó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,382nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,287,120 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kurko are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 30 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 665 people, or 1 in 68,455. In Ukraine Kurko is most prevalent in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 17 percent are found, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Kiev, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Romania, where 13 percent are found.

Kurko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kurko surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48% registered to vote for the political party.

Kurko earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $44,936 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurkó93200/
Khurko9142/
Kurkko9115/
Kurkoo9112/
Kaurko9112/
Kurkot917/
Kurkou914/
Kourko914/
Kurkoy912/
Kuhrko911/
Kurkho911/
Kourkou83529/
Kourkos8330/
Kurkcuo839/
Kurkoyd834/
Kurkoid832/
Kourkuo831/
Kuhyrko831/
Kourkoo831/
Kurka805,556/
Kirko80673/
Korko80490/
Curko80229/
Kurco804/
Khurkout773/
Kourkous771/
Korkou73236/
Khorko73151/
Kurzka7369/
Kurkaa7368/
Korkoi7346/
Korkko7342/
Kierko7330/
Kurkaz7330/
Kourka7311/
Cuirko7310/
Korkoh736/
Kuerka735/
Kirkoy734/
Korkoy732/
Kirkko732/
Khirko732/
Curcko731/
Korkoa731/
Kusrka731/
Kurcop731/
Korkho731/
Kourkouss711/
Kurkach67126/
Kurkasz6741/
Kourkas674/
Gkorkou671/
Kurkajs671/
Khurkah671/
Khorkho671/

Kurko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurko in the Russian language
Куркоkurko-

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