Wurk Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wurk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Würk (7) are calculated separately.
Wurk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wurk occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Würk. For other possible spellings of Wurk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Wurk is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Wurk are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wurk is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is primarily found in: Berlin, where 53 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würk | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wurck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wuerk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuirk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wurke | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wuerck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wurrke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waurke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waurck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Work | 75 | 23,949 | / |
| Wirk | 75 | 562 | / |
| Wurg | 75 | 47 | / |
| Wurc | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vurk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wierk | 67 | 110 | / |
| Würke | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wirkh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Burgk | 67 | 22 | / |
| Worck | 67 | 20 | / |
| Würck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wirck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Burkk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vurke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vurks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Workk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuerg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Workh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baurk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burrk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bujrk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wurgh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whirk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wurk
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