Urk Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Urk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Ürk (294) are calculated separately.

Urk (20) may also be a first name.

Urk Last Name Facts

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

Urk (Hindi: उर्क, Russian: Урк) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as: Ürk. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urk is the 2,061,309th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Urk reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Urk is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

Urk is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 51 percent reside, Florida, where 23 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 37 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Urk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Urk are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Urk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $40,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ürk89294/
Gurk86879/
Urke86782/
Hurk86284/
Ourk8621/
Uirk8610/
Urkh864/
Aurk864/
Eurk864/
Urqk862/
Uhrk861/
Uerk861/
Urzk861/
Urck861/
Uurk861/
Urkx861/
Gurkh75672/
Hurks75304/
Hurkx75112/
Hurck7538/
Eurke7510/
Uirke757/
Gurck757/
Ourke756/
Hurke756/
Hurkt751/
Huhrk751/
Aurkg751/
Eurck751/
Ourks751/
Hourk750/
Heurk750/
Aurke750/
Ork671,710/
Irk671,503/
Urc6796/
Uhyrek6794/
Uhýrek6784/
Urx6743/
Urkova6742/
Urg6728/
Heurck6715/
Hurckx678/
Uhírek673/
Urq673/
Hourck672/
Hourke671/

Urk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urk in the Hindi language
उर्कurka-
Urk in the Russian language
Уркurk-

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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 Urk
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