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
Nurkus (Russian: Нуркус) occurs in Kazakhstan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurkus? popularity and diffusion
Nurkus is the 6,063,924th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily 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 frequently used given name internationally, borne by 72 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,536,499. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: Karaganda Region, where 80 percent live and South Kazakhstan Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Kazakhstan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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