Rurek Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3461:109,85216,579
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France31:22,140,907385,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Rurek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rurek (Russian: Рурек) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rurek.

How Common Is The Last Name Rurek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 769,129th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. Rurek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rurek live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Poland, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 109,852. Aside from Poland Rurek is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Rurek Last Name Statistics demography

Rurek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rurzek911/
Ruriek910/
Rurik80207/
Ruryk80161/
Rorek8034/
Rurex801/
Rirek801/
Reurik7368/
Rurikh739/
Roreik736/
Rurike732/
Roriek731/
Roorek731/
Rourec731/
Rierek731/
Rurick731/
Rzeurzeck718/
Rourick67131/
Rutrick6729/
Rurique674/
Rhuryck671/
Ruhrick671/
Reuriks671/
Rurrick670/
Reurick670/
Roereck670/
Raurick670/

Rurek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rurek in the Russian language
Рурекrurek-

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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 Rurek
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