Nurkse Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Nurkse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland161:343,54424,270
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Estonia121:110,15019,471

Nurkse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurkse is more frequently found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nurkse.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Nurkse is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Nurkse live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 343,544. In Finland Nurkse is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 69 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 31 percent are found. Aside from Finland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Estonia, where 29 percent are found.

Nurkse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nurkse last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Nurkse earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 221.85% more than the national average, earning $138,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurakse9215/
Nurks9110/
Nurkaseh8618/
Nurakase861/
Nurkas8356/
Nurkis8312/
Nurkus8310/
Nurkes831/
Nurkys831/
Nrks802/
Nuraksa77441/
Nurkesi77163/
Nurkasa7778/
Nuraksi7738/
Narkuse7713/
Narkase778/
Nuruksa778/
Nurakis777/
Nurkasi777/
Nurakes776/
Nurkhas773/
Nirkose772/
Norkuse772/
Nurksha771/
Nurkass771/
Nurkyas771/
Nurkisa771/
Nrakase771/
Niurkis770/
Narks7330/
Norks7321/
Nurxe731/
Nirks731/
Hnrks731/
Nurex731/
Nurkasih71347/
Nurkisah71163/
Nourakis7153/
Nurkasah7152/
Nurkesih7149/
Hnuraksa7131/
Nurkassa7115/
Nurohkis716/
Nurkiyas715/
Nuerakis714/
Nurkasia713/
Neurakis712/
Nurakesa711/
Nurkiswa711/
Nurukasa711/
Nirakase711/
Nureakas711/
Nuwarikwase711/
Narkyose711/
Nhuraksa711/
na Rukse711/
Hnuruksa711/
Norkus675,006/
Narkis67580/
Narkus67421/
Nerkis67270/
Nyarks6754/
Nurkaesih6749/
Norkis6732/
Norkas6728/
Naureckas6722/
Narkes6715/
Nurkaisah679/
Naraks678/
Nurgas677/
Nouarakis677/
Nurkuasih675/
Nirkis674/
Norkys674/
Nairks674/
Nareks674/
Knirks674/
Neraks674/
Narkys674/
Nerkes673/
Nurkasiah673/
Nurkhasah673/
Nuairaksa673/
Narkas672/
Norkes672/
Narcks671/
Knurowksi671/
Nurkasyah671/
Nourex671/
Nurcos671/
Noorkaseh671/
Noriks671/
Nurgos671/
Nurgus671/
Nrooks671/
Naureckis671/
Naurex671/
Niourakis671/
Nurexe671/
Nourokhsa671/
Nurcce670/
Nurx601/
Norkzi509/

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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 Nurkse
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