Surks Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Surks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel211:407,50632,346
United States211:17,259,949572,238
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Surks Last Name Facts

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

Surks occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Surks is the 3,017,195th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Surks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Surks live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Surks is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 407,506. In Israel it is most numerous in: Haifa District, where 57 percent are found, Southern District, where 24 percent are found and Central District, where 14 percent are found. Beside Israel Surks occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Surks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Surks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Surks last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Surks Last Name Statistics demography

Surks earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.93% more than the national average, earning $68,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suerks912/
Saurks910/
Schurks831/
Curks803/
Sorks801/
Surgs800/
Jurks800/
Schuerks7719/
Shirks7383/
Jurkhs7320/
Zhurks731/
Surggs731/
Shorks730/
Schürks6741/
Jurksch6713/
Jurkhsh6711/
Scurggs679/
Churkst674/
Schircks6242/
Schürcks6230/
Cirks60176/
Jurgs60131/
Jurcs6037/
Sorgs605/
Jurgsh551/
Shorgs551/
Shirkhz501/

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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 Surks
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