Urek Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Urek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4091:6,0821,287
France1251:531,38273,029
Poland801:475,10947,696
Azerbaijan581:166,3644,704
India421:18,263,461278,402
Croatia401:105,71516,512
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Ürek (4,388) & Úrek (51) are calculated separately.

Urek (55) may also be a first name.

Urek Last Name Facts

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

Urek (Oriya: ଉେରକ, Russian: Урек) is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ürek or Úrek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urek is the 390,071st most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,025,932 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Urek are found; 50 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 55 people.

The surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 6,082. In Slovenia Urek is most prevalent in: Lower Sava, where 66 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Drava, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Urek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Urek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Urek surname increased 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urek last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Urek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ürek924,388/
Úrek9251/
Ureke89382/
Hurek89378/
Đurek89243/
Eurek89194/
Uresk89112/
Gurek8991/
Ureck8918/
Uriek8912/
Ourek8910/
Urekh899/
Aurek891/
Uhrek891/
Urrek891/
Ureek891/
Uerek891/
Đurđek80475/
Uhyrek8094/
Uhýrek8084/
Gureck8058/
Aureke8015/
Gaurek807/
Auriek805/
Urecke805/
Gurekh804/
Eureke804/
Haurek803/
Uhírek803/
Ureeke802/
Hureks802/
Eureik801/
Hureck801/
Oureke801/
Gurrek801/
Hourek801/
Ourezk801/
Urieck800/
Hureik800/
Irek754,077/
Urik75368/
Urík75357/
Orek75136/
Urec7534/
Uryk7511/
Ureq754/
Urex752/
Eurieck7312/
Gurreck735/
Urekova732/
Ureková731/
Haureck730/
Urick671,768/
Gurik671,471/
Orekh671,308/
Iğrek671,066/
Urikh67935/
Huryk67775/
Uhrík67495/
Uhrik67315/
Oriek67298/
Horek67196/
Jirek67194/
Aurik67181/
Uhryk67153/
Ourik67138/
Đurik67120/
Irrek6783/
Urisk6769/
Hurec6769/
Đurec6761/
Hurík6747/
Urzik6744/
Uhrec6740/
Urykh6740/
Urike6736/
Orzek6735/
Hurik6735/
Uraik6726/
Urzyk6725/
Usreg6724/
Uğrik6724/
Hůrek6719/
Uryok6718/
Ňorek6715/
Eurik6713/
Ireak6711/
Ureykova6710/
Urgec679/
Ireck678/
Hureková678/
Gureg676/
Hirek674/
Orrek673/
Hureg672/
Oreek672/
Irekh671/
Ierek671/
Uruik671/
Guryk671/
Hurék671/
Oreyk671/
Oerek671/
Urreg671/
Eurec671/
Ourex671/
Oureg671/
Aurechck671/
Oreak670/
Iriek670/

Urek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urek in the Oriya language
ଉେରକueraka96.3
ଉେରକ୍uerak3.7
Urek in the Russian language
Урекurek-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urek
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