Rurka Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7401:51,3638,098
Canada2931:125,75313,150
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Ukraine1521:299,49138,253
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rurka Last Name Facts

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

Rurka (Russian: Рурка) is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rurka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 272,070th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Rurka reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 52 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 51,363. Besides Poland it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Rurka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rurka are 26.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.92% registered with the party.

The amount Rurka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $49,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rurkaj911/
Rourka910/
Rurkait833/
Rurko8024/
Rorka809/
Rurke805/
Rourke7311,675/
Raurke733/
Rurkey732/
Ruhrke731/
Rurkis731/
Rurker730/
Reurke730/
Rourcke6713/
Rourker673/
Rourkeh671/
Roehrka671/
Rourkee670/
Rorke602,375/
Rorca6038/
Rurqi603/
Rorké601/
Roorke556/
Rirkey556/
Roerki551/
Roerko551/
Rircay551/
Rorcky551/
Rource550/
Roorkee5019/
Rurquez501/
Roerkou500/

Rurka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rurka in the Russian language
Руркаrurka-

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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 Rurka
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