Nurkka Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nurkka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2691:20,4342,889
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Denmark121:470,39330,183
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nurkka Last Name Facts

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

Nurkka is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nurkka.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nurkka is the 827,165th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Nurkka are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 20,434. In Finland Nurkka is most prevalent in: South Karelia, where 43 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 23 percent are found and Kymenlaakso, where 15 percent are found. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Nurkka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nurkka surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nurkka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.49% more than the national average, earning $54,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurka91410/
Nourka83163/
Nurkha8394/
Nurkaj8356/
Nurkki8317/
Nurkah835/
Nurkay831/
Nnurka831/
Nurrka831/
Nurkaya77492/
Nurkhas773/
Nurkass771/
Norka73836/
Nirka73284/
Nurko73282/
Nurki73178/
Nurca7395/
Nurke7313/
Nourkhah7186/
Nurkhaya7112/
Nusrkayd711/
Nurkoo67326/
Nirkko67142/
Nourki67137/
Norkko6784/
Nurqaj6748/
Nurkeh6738/
Norzka6715/
Noorka679/
Nurcaj676/
Nurkip676/
Nurkey676/
Nurkot674/
Nurkie672/
Nurkhi671/
Nnorka671/
Nierka671/
Nirkha671/
Naurki671/
Nurkyd671/
Norkaj671/

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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 Nurkka
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