Shurkus Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shurkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shurkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Shurkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shurkus (Russian: Шуркус) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shurkus? popularity and diffusion

Shurkus is the 1,359,010th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Shurkus are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shurkus is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,470,643. In Russia Shurkus is primarily found in: Ivanovo Oblast, where 39 percent reside, Sakha Republic, where 21 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.

Shurkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shurkus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered A Just Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Shurkus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.08% more than the national average, earning $71,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schurkus93117/
Surkus9268/
Szurkus8631/
Siurkus869/
Šurkus77129/
Surkos7737/
Surkuš7716/
Zurkus779/
Sorkus770/
Schierkus751/
Szurkos71249/
Szorkus716/
Surrkhouse710/
Sorkos62121/
Surkoš6259/
Çurkuş621/

Shurkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shurkus in the Russian language
Шуркусsurkus-

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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 Shurkus
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