Vurnek Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Vurnek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 138 | 1:30,642 | 6,290 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Vurnek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vurnek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vurnek is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vurnek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vurnek live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 30,642. In Croatia Vurnek is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 75 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 8 percent live and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 6 percent live. Beside Croatia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vurnik | 83 | 33 | / |
| Burnek | 83 | 15 | / |
| Vurnect | 77 | 2 | / |
| Voornek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burneik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Burnecke | 71 | 50 | / |
| Vuernick | 71 | 23 | / |
| Burneske | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vornyk | 67 | 577 | / |
| Burnik | 67 | 509 | / |
| Vornik | 67 | 354 | / |
| Fornek | 67 | 317 | / |
| Furnik | 67 | 202 | / |
| Furnyk | 67 | 176 | / |
| Virnik | 67 | 78 | / |
| Wornek | 67 | 47 | / |
| Burnyk | 67 | 24 | / |
| Burneková | 67 | 15 | / |
| Firnek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Furneg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vurnikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wurnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burnex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bornek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Virnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vurnek
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