Surkis Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Surkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Iran1621:473,96628,688
Israel1181:72,5228,891
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Surkiš (1) are calculated separately.

Surkis Last Name Facts

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

Surkis (Russian: Суркис) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Surkiš. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Surkis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 562,869th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Surkis live; 35 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Surkis is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States Surkis is most numerous in: New York, where 66 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 29 percent live and Israel, where 21 percent live.

Surkis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Surkis last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Surkis last name are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96% being registered with the party.

The amount Surkis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $47,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.14% more than the national average, earning $61,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surkiš941/
Surkiss921/
Zsurkis921/
Surkish921/
Shurkish8692/
Surkes8367/
Surcis8356/
Surkys8339/
Jurkis8335/
Sorkis8312/
Curkis831/
Surkisova801/
Sourkes7730/
Sorkish7710/
Surcois776/
Sourcis775/
Jurkiss772/
Shirkis772/
Surkesh772/
Churkis771/
Surkese771/
Saurkes770/
Scourkes7127/
Schuurkes67205/
Zorkis6734/
Çurkiç6710/
Schurkess672/
Sorkes671/
Jurkes671/
Curkes670/

Surkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surkis in the Russian language
Суркисsurkis-

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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 Surkis
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