Nurkoo Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Nurkoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius3241:3,992773
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nurkoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurkoo is most common in Mauritius. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkoo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nurkoo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 3,992. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 30 percent are found, Port Louis District, where 24 percent are found and Moka District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Mauritius it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bermuda, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurkhoo922/
Nurko91282/
Nurkot834/
Nurcoo833/
Norkoo831/
Nurrkho773/
Norko731,089/
Nurka73410/
Nirko7375/
Nurco737/
Ngourkou711/
Nurkka67335/
Nourka67163/
Nirkko67142/
Nurkha6794/
Norkko6784/
Nurkah675/
Norkoi674/
Nurcos671/
Nnurka671/
Nurrka671/

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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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  • 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 Nurkoo
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