Uruk Surname
Approximately 3,359 people bear this surname
Uruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,130 | 1:36,536 | 3,849 |
| Indonesia | 676 | 1:195,635 | 18,622 |
| Nigeria | 457 | 1:387,621 | 20,469 |
| Bulgaria | 25 | 1:279,156 | 14,366 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Ürük (8) are calculated separately.
Uruk (121) may also be a first name.
Uruk Demographics
Average Uruk Salary in
United States
$18,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Uruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uruk (Russian: Урук) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ürük. For other potential spellings of Uruk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uruk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 134,096th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,169,558 people. The last name Uruk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Uruk live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Uruk is also the 848,089th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 121 people.
The last name Uruk is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 2,130 people, or 1 in 36,536. In Turkey Uruk is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Malatya Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Turkey this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Uruk Last Name Statistics demography
Uruk earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huruk | 89 | 156 | / |
| Uruke | 89 | 54 | / |
| Guruk | 89 | 47 | / |
| Uyruk | 89 | 19 | / |
| Auruk | 89 | 6 | / |
| Urouk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ouruk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Urguk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uruik | 89 | 1 | / |
| Urukh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ürük | 83 | 8 | / |
| Hurzuk | 80 | 507 | / |
| Gurguk | 80 | 39 | / |
| Urzhuk | 80 | 30 | / |
| Auruke | 80 | 14 | / |
| Huruck | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uruske | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gurukh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gauruk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gouruk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huruke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oruk | 75 | 4,089 | / |
| Uruc | 75 | 517 | / |
| Urik | 75 | 368 | / |
| Urok | 75 | 45 | / |
| Iruk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Uruq | 75 | 10 | / |
| Urug | 75 | 5 | / |
| Urux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urukova | 73 | 146 | / |
| Hurruck | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gourouk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hourouk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Euruike | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ourzouk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hurzuck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eurauks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haurauk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Urick | 67 | 1,768 | / |
| Urikh | 67 | 935 | / |
| Horuk | 67 | 678 | / |
| Gurug | 67 | 456 | / |
| Uhrik | 67 | 315 | / |
| Aurik | 67 | 181 | / |
| Ourik | 67 | 138 | / |
| Đurik | 67 | 120 | / |
| Hurok | 67 | 81 | / |
| Jiruk | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hurik | 67 | 35 | / |
| Uğrik | 67 | 24 | / |
| Țuruc | 67 | 21 | / |
| Urugh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Orzuk | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eurik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uriek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oruck | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hurug | 67 | 7 | / |
| Đurok | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aurok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiruk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uhrok | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urugg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urukhova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orouk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urguc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eurok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouruc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uğrük | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iruuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orauk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iruck | 67 | 0 | / |
Uruk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uruk in the Russian language | ||
| Урук | uruk | - |
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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 Uruk
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