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 rendered as a variant: Ürk. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urk is the 2,061,309th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Urk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Urk live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename world-wide It is held by 20 people.

Urk is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 51 percent live, Florida, where 23 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States Urk is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 37 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Urk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urk last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Urk
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