Nurković Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Nurković Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro7451:858155
Bosnia and Herzegovina3531:10,0182,013
Serbia2581:27,6942,998
Kosovo511:36,5073,362
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Nurkovic (158), Nurkovič (5) & Nurkoviç (3) are calculated separately.

Nurković Last Name Facts

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

Nurković is found in Montenegro more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Nurkovic, Nurkovič or Nurkoviç. For other possible spellings of Nurković click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurković? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 272,669th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,106,900 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nurković are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Montenegro, where it is carried by 745 people, or 1 in 858. In Montenegro it is mostly concentrated in: Rožaje Municipality, where 92 percent reside, Bar Municipality, where 5 percent reside and Ulcinj Municipality, where 3 percent reside. Other than Montenegro it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent reside and Serbia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurkovic96158/
Nurkovič965/
Nurkoviç963/
Norković8848/
Nurkovich821/
Norkovic757/
Nurkovičová742/
Nurkowicz7125/
Nurkewitz596/
Nurkewicz591/
Norkowicz591/

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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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  • 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 Nurković
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