Shurk Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shurk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shurk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Shurk (85) may also be a first name.

Shurk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shurk (Russian: Шурк) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shurk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Shurk is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Shurk reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shurk is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 85 people.

This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,071,301. In Iran Shurk is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 88 percent live, Alborz Province, where 4 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Shurk occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Shurk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shurk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shurk surname declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schurk91257/
Shurkh9116/
Shurke9113/
Shaurk912/
Shuirk911/
Shurck911/
Surk8972/
Schurke83226/
Schurck8366/
Schuhrk8327/
Schuerk833/
Shuhrke832/
Schurks831/
Scheurk830/
Shirk809,140/
Surke80113/
Sourk8096/
Shork8043/
Surkh8019/
Sührk8015/
Surck8010/
Shurg802/
Surzk802/
Saurk801/
Suhrk800/
Shurkova77231/
Schuhrke77151/
Schuurke7768/
Scheurke772/
Schuhrck771/
Schurcke770/
Shorkh731,695/
Schirk73605/
Schurg73265/
Suhrke73168/
Shirck7394/
Shierk7389/
Schürk7384/
Sourke7373/
Shirkh7320/
Sührck739/
Shorck736/
Chaurk732/
Schurc732/
Surkhe731/
Szurke731/
Saurks730/
Schurkova7133/
Shurkhova713/
Surkova6720,801/
Schirck67396/
Sork67323/
Schuerg67133/
Schorck6788/
Suhrcke6760/
Šurk6745/
Schürks6741/
Surková6739/
Schierk6723/
Sürk6722/
Schürck6722/
Surc6722/
Surg6710/
Chaurke676/
Surq675/
Shurgue673/
Schoerk671/
Shierkh671/
Shoorkh671/
Churrck671/
Schurgh670/

Shurk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shurk in the Russian language
Шуркsurk-

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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 Shurk
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