Lurken Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lurken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lurken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Lürken (402) are calculated separately.

Lurken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lurken is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lürken. For other possible spellings of Lurken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lurken are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Lurken is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 65 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Kansas, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 46 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Lurken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lurken are 44.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lurken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.89% more than the national average, earning $53,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lürken94402/
Luerken9222/
Lurkin83501/
Lorken8319/
Lurcen831/
Lirken831/
Lurkina775/
Lurking774/
Lyurkin773/
Lurquen771/
Loerken771/
Laurkin771/
Lurchen770/
Laurkina712/
Lorkin67577/
Lirkin679/
Lurcin672/
Lorkyn671/
Lurkim671/
Lurquin62935/
Lurchin622/
Lirquen621/
Leurquin571,439/
Laurquin571/
Llurquina531/

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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 Lurken
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