Niruk Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Niruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Niruk (152) may also be a first name.

Niruk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niruk (Hindi: नीरुक, Marathi: िनरुक, Russian: Нирук) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niruk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Niruk is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Niruk are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Niruk is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 152 people.

The last name Niruk is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 98,238. In Papua New Guinea Niruk is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 77 percent live, East Sepik, where 19 percent live and National Capital District, where 2 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 2 percent live and Vanuatu, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niruke91137/
Nieruk915/
Nirukh914/
Nirutk911/
Nirukhe83284/
Niroukh833/
Gnitruk832/
Neirukh831/
Nitrukh831/
Neruk80230/
Nuruk8072/
Nirik807/
Nirok802/
Nairoukh772,932/
Neiroukh7733/
Nieroukh772/
Nirukova771/
Nerukh73660/
Nehruk7399/
Neuruk734/
Netruk734/
Nuruik731/
Noirug731/
Nairik731/
Nurukh731/
Nayruk731/
Ngeruk731/
Nuirik731/
Nytruk731/
Nhuruk731/
Nirick730/
Nehrukh67103/
Noiroux6778/
Noiraux6756/
Neirick6736/
Nirookh672/
Nerzouk671/
Neroukh671/
Nerzhuk671/
Nairouq671/

Niruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niruk in the Hindi language
नीरुकniruka-
Niruk in the Marathi language
िनरुकinaruka-
Niruk in the Russian language
Нирукniruk-

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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 Niruk
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