Nurkus Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Nurkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurkus in the Russian language
Нуркусnurkus-

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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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  • 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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