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 surname Urkis (Russian: Уркис) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urkis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Urkis is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Urkis are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 136,670. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 80 percent are found, Semigallia, where 13 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.
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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