Nurken Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Nurken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan2721:65,0097,975
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nurken (10,811) may also be a first name.

Nurken Last Name Facts

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

Nurken (Russian: Нуркен) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 935,326th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Nurken is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nurken live; 96 percent live in Central Asia and 96 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 58,162nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 10,811 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 65,009. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 25 percent reside, Astana, where 23 percent reside and Kyzylorda Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kazakhstan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 3 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 0 percent reside.

Nurken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nurken surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nourcken864/
Naurkaen861/
Nurkin83430/
Norken8333/
Nirken833/
Nurcen830/
Nurkenova801,073/
Nurkina77260/
Norkeen774/
Nurkyna772/
Nurkink771/
Norkienė712,604/
Nourchen714/
Norkin673,132/
Nurcin6712/
Nurkinova677/
Nirkin677/

Nurken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurken in the Russian language
Нуркенnurken-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nurken
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