Nurkus Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nurkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Nurkus (72) may also be a first name.
Nurkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nurkus (Russian: Нуркус) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurkus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Nurkus reside; 50 percent reside in Central Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Nurkus is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 72 people.
The surname Nurkus is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,536,499. In Kazakhstan Nurkus is most common in: Karaganda Region, where 80 percent live and South Kazakhstan Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kazakhstan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nurkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nurkus in the Russian language | ||
| Нуркус | nurkus | - |
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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 Nurkus
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