Nurks Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nurks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nurks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nurks (Russian: Нуркс) is found most in Latvia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nurks.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurks? popularity and diffusion
Nurks is the 6,063,924th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Nurks are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
Nurks is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 256,256. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Latgale, where 88 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Latvia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nurks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nurks in the Russian language | ||
| Нуркс | nurks | - |
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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 Nurks
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