Nurke Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nurke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Nürke (1) are calculated separately.
Nurke (47) may also be a first name.
Nurke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nurke is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as: Nürke. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nurke is the 5,391,485th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Nurke are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nurke is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 47 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Nurke is primarily found in: Meru County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nürke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nurkeh | 91 | 38 | / |
| Nurkey | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nurkie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nurk | 89 | 1,070 | / |
| Nourkeh | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nuerkie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nurkett | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nurkeit | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nuurkey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nurka | 80 | 410 | / |
| Nurki | 80 | 178 | / |
| Nurce | 80 | 127 | / |
| Nirke | 80 | 35 | / |
| Norke | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nourk | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nurck | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nurkh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nurqe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nuurk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnurk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neurk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nuehrcke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nurkka | 73 | 335 | / |
| Norkie | 73 | 277 | / |
| Nourka | 73 | 163 | / |
| Norkee | 73 | 144 | / |
| Nourki | 73 | 137 | / |
| Norkeh | 73 | 106 | / |
| Norkey | 73 | 106 | / |
| Nirkhe | 73 | 101 | / |
| Nurkha | 73 | 94 | / |
| Nurkaj | 73 | 56 | / |
| Nourkh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nurkki | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nierke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nurkip | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nurque | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nircke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurrka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naurki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnurka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurkyd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nourgk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngurck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurkhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurkay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurcce | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nource | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nork | 67 | 910 | / |
| Nurkaya | 67 | 492 | / |
| Nurquez | 67 | 213 | / |
| Nürk | 67 | 169 | / |
| Nurkova | 67 | 96 | / |
| Niercke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nirkhey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nurques | 67 | 8 | / |
| Noorkey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nurg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nurkich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nurková | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nirkhee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nurq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Norkeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nurkith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nurx | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nurke
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