Kurlyak Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kurlyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurlyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Moldova71:508,76732,975
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Kurlyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurlyak (Russian: Курляк) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurlyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Kurlyak occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kurlyak are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,001,709. In Russia Kurlyak is most prevalent in: Rostov Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Vladimir Oblast, where 21 percent reside and Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Kurlyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (38%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kurlyak surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurlak92220/
Kurliak86473/
Kurlhak8622/
Korlyak868/
Kurlyakova821/
Kourliak809/
Korlak77298/
Kirlak7729/
Kurlac771/
Kurłak771/
Kurlok771/
Kurlakova75121/
Kirillyak752/
Korllak7127/
Kurlakhova714/
Kurlock714/
Khorlak711/
Korlaak711/
Korlack710/
Kurlõkova6315/
Kirillakh634/
Curlok6220/
Kirlok6214/
Korlok621/
Korlag621/
Curleac57177/
Curlock5710/
Curlook579/
Kirliok571/
Korlock571/
Kirlock570/
Corlack570/
Curlaug570/
Kurleigh532/

Kurlyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurlyak in the Russian language
Курлякkurlak-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kurlyak
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