Vourkas Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Vourkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vourkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece531:209,05332,911
Cyprus441:20,1112,306
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Vourkas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vourkas occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vourkas.

How Common Is The Last Name Vourkas? popularity and diffusion

Vourkas is the 1,718,748th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Vourkas reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 209,053. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Western Macedonia, where 96 percent reside, Attica, where 2 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Greece it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Vourkas Last Name Statistics demography

Vourkas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorkas92227/
Vourka9218/
Vurkas921/
Fourkas86248/
Bourkas8692/
Vourkos8643/
Vorkaus860/
Vorka83140/
Fourkasj802/
Bourkais801/
Bourkass801/
Burkas77436/
Varkas77278/
Vurkaç77175/
Forkas77112/
Furkas7728/
Hvorka7716/
Borkas778/
Vorkai777/
Vorkah776/
Vorkos775/
Vurkac772/
Wourka771/
Vurkaj771/
Bourkhais751/
Bourkha71899/
Bourkaa71208/
Forkash71190/
Burckas7132/
Fourkos7120/
Vourcos7120/
Bourkos7117/
Vourkou7111/
Borkash714/
Phurkas714/
Varkaus714/
Vargkas712/
Wourkai711/
Bourkay711/
Burkash711/
Vorkhah711/
Varkash711/
Borkhas711/
Burkaus710/
Worka672,761/
Varka67593/
Vorko67344/
Burkhash6733/
Fourkach679/
Forkasch678/
Várka677/
Vurko676/
Uorka671/
Varkhaus671/
Varkhase671/
Vurca671/
Wurka671/
Vorca670/
Burkhaus670/

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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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  • 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 Vourkas
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