Kuruk Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Kuruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Kürük (330) are calculated separately.
Kuruk (74) may also be a first name.
Kuruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuruk (Russian: Курук) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Kürük. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuruk? popularity and diffusion
Kuruk is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Kuruk reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 74 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Kuruk is most numerous in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 62 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 19 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Kuruk is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuyruk | 91 | 565 | / |
| Kurusk | 91 | 67 | / |
| Kurruk | 91 | 30 | / |
| Kuruke | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kurzuk | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kauruk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kueruk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuruck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kurukh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kürük | 87 | 330 | / |
| Kurzhuk | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kurzruk | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kurrusk | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kauruke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kourouk | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khauruk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koutruk | 83 | 0 | / |
| Koruk | 80 | 4,116 | / |
| Kuruc | 80 | 3,624 | / |
| Kurik | 80 | 978 | / |
| Kurok | 80 | 353 | / |
| Kurug | 80 | 346 | / |
| Curuk | 80 | 86 | / |
| Kiruk | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kurukova | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kurzok | 73 | 402 | / |
| Kurugh | 73 | 280 | / |
| Kurrik | 73 | 92 | / |
| Khoruk | 73 | 84 | / |
| Khurug | 73 | 70 | / |
| Kurock | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kurick | 73 | 40 | / |
| Cuhruk | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kaurik | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kutruc | 73 | 20 | / |
| Khurik | 73 | 20 | / |
| Korukh | 73 | 18 | / |
| Korzuk | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kirukh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Cuyruk | 73 | 11 | / |
| Khiruk | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaurok | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuhrik | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kurikh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kieruk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kurokh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korruk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuruhg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuruzc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kirouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuyrik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurukhova | 71 | 37 | / |
| Kuyrukova | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kuruckova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khourzouk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korzhuk | 67 | 1,739 | / |
| Kurzrok | 67 | 94 | / |
| Khaurok | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khorouk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kcaurik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kourokh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhrock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuraugh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurzock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koroukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khurusx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khurukhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurrick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurrock | 67 | 0 | / |
Kuruk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuruk in the Russian language | ||
| Курук | kuruk | - |
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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 Kuruk
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