Nurkesh Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Nurkesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
India201:38,353,269431,471

Nurkesh (104) may also be a first name.

Nurkesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurkesh (Russian: Нуркеш) occurs most in Kazakhstan. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkesh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nurkesh are found; 56 percent are found in Central Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Nurkesh is also the 925,156th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 104 people.

The surname Nurkesh is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 707,300. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: Astana, where 80 percent reside, Karaganda Region, where 8 percent reside and Aktobe Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Kazakhstan Nurkesh exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 44 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurkes921/
Nirkesh862/
Nurkeshova829/
Nurkis7712/
Norkes772/
Nurkys771/
Nierkes7136/
Nurches7122/
Nurques718/
Nirkish716/
Nurkich715/
Nurkishova714/
Norkish712/
Noorkes711/
Nurquest671/
Nourkhiz671/
Nurkic6297/
Nurcis6247/
Norkis6232/
Nirkis624/
Nurkyz621/
Nurquez57213/
Nurchis57116/
Noorkis571/
Norkhiz571/

Nurkesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurkesh in the Russian language
Нуркешnurkes-

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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 Nurkesh
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