Nurkewitz Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nurkewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nurkewitz Last Name Facts

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

Nurkewitz is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkewitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Nurkewitz are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium Nurkewitz is most prevalent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 50 percent live and Walloon Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norkewitz896/
Nurkewicz891/
Nurkiewicz84813/
Nurzkiewicz801/
Nurkowicz7825/
Norkewicz7823/
Norkevitz785/
Norkiewicz74548/
Nurkevich679/
Nurković591,427/
Nurkovič595/
Nurkevych5625/

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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 Nurkewitz
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