Rurk Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rurk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rurk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rurk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rurk (Russian: Рурк) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rurk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rurk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Rurk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rurk are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran it is most common in: Hormozgan Province, where 100 percent live.

Rurk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rurk last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rourk891,032/
Rurke895/
Raurk894/
Rurkh891/
Ruhrk891/
Rurck891/
Rourke8011,675/
Rourks8037/
Rourck803/
Raurke803/
Ruhrke801/
Reurke800/
Raurck800/
Rork75829/
Rirk754/
Rurg750/
Rourcke7313/
Roork67150/
Roerk6729/
Rorck672/
Rourg672/
Rorrk670/
Roorke606/
Roorkh601/
Rourgue550/
Rorg502/
Rirg500/

Rurk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rurk in the Russian language
Руркrurk-

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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 Rurk
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