Surk Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Surk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Šurk (45) & Sürk (22) are calculated separately.

Surk (24) may also be a first name.

Surk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surk (Hindi: सुर्क, Russian: Сурк) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šurk or Sürk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Surk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Surk live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Surk is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

Surk is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,616,440. In Pakistan Surk is mostly found in: Sindh, where 96 percent live and Punjab, where 4 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Surk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Surk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Surk last name increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Surk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Surk are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

The amount Surk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning $56,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning $39,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šurk9245/
Sürk9222/
Surke89113/
Sourk8996/
Shurk8932/
Scurk8920/
Surkh8919/
Surck8910/
Surzk892/
Saurk891/
Suhrk890/
Schurk80257/
Suhrke80168/
Sourke8073/
Shurkh8016/
Shurke8013/
Shaurk802/
Shuirk801/
Szurke801/
Surkhe801/
Shurck801/
Saurks800/
Jurk752,984/
Curk75655/
Sork75323/
Zurk75118/
Surc7522/
Surg7510/
Surq755/
Surkova7320,801/
Schurke73226/
Schurck7366/
Suhrcke7360/
Surková7339/
Schuhrk7327/
Schuerk733/
Shuhrke732/
Schurks731/
Scheurk730/
Shirk679,140/
Sorkh671,927/
Jurke67933/
Jourk67882/
Shurkova67231/
Schuhrke67151/
Jurck67107/
Schuurke6768/
Zurke6757/
Szurc6757/
Zourk6746/
Shork6743/
Giurk6726/
Sourkova6724/
Sührk6715/
Zurck6713/
Surkhova6713/
Jurgk677/
Scheurke672/
Shurg672/
Soerk672/
Surgh671/
Zurkh671/
Sourg671/
Schuhrck671/
Jhurk671/
Jaurk671/
Zuirk671/
Zhurk671/
Scurc671/
Surckova671/
Szork671/
Cuirk670/
Surgg670/
Scurg670/
Sorck670/
Schurcke670/
Surgs670/
Saurg670/

Surk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surk in the Hindi language
सुर्कsurka50
सुरकsuraka50
Surk in the Russian language
Суркsurk-

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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 Surk
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