Nurek Surname

266,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,3061:29,1034,429
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nurek (217) may also be a first name.

Nurek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurek (Arabic: نوريك, Oriya: ନୁେରକ, Russian: Нурек) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nurek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,135th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,960,889 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Nurek reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Nurek is also the 612,983rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 217 people.

The surname Nurek is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 1,306 people, or 1 in 29,103. Beside Poland this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Nurek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nurek last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Nurek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.97% less than the national average, earning 193,916 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13% more than the national average, earning R 268,524 per year; in United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $57,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nureke91155/
Nureck9112/
Naurek916/
Nureak912/
Gnurek911/
Nurrek911/
Nuriek911/
Nurreck834/
Nourezk831/
Norek802,397/
Nurik80490/
Nirek8050/
Nuryk808/
Nurex801/
Nureq801/
Nurekova778/
Nurick73288/
Noreik7342/
Nuriec7318/
Nurike7316/
Nutryk7314/
Norrek7313/
Nurzec7313/
Nourik735/
Nurzyk734/
Noreak733/
Neurik731/
Nuirik731/
Nusrec731/
Nuruik731/
Naurex731/
Nourex731/
Ngurik731/
Nourikh67282/
Nurkova6796/
Neurick6724/
Noreick6720/
Nourick678/
Nurzhik674/
Nurrick671/
Nourack671/
Nurique671/
Nureigh671/
Naurick670/

Nurek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurek in the Oriya language
ନୁେରକnueraka-
Nurek in the Russian language
Нурекnurek-
Nurek in the Arabic language
نوريكnwryk-

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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 Nurek
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