Urkis Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Urkis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 15 | 1:136,670 | 19,278 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
Urkis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urkis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Urkis (Russian: Уркис) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urkis? popularity and diffusion
Urkis is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Urkis reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 136,670. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 80 percent reside, Semigallia, where 13 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Latvia Urkis is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Urkis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urkis in the Russian language | ||
| Уркис | urkis | - |
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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 Urkis
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