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 or territory. It may be found as: Würk. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Wurk are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Wurk is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 53 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
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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