Rurkowski Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rurkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rurkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1921:197,96226,540
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England81:6,964,757184,742
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rurkowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rurkowski occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rurkowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Rurkowski live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 197,962. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Rurkowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rurkowski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rurkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rurkowski surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rurkowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9% less than the national average, earning 314,923 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.91% more than the national average, earning $55,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rorkowski8925/
Rarkowski899/
Rurkowska893/
Rorzkowski848/

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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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  • 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 Rurkowski
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