Yurk Surname
Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname
Yurk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 640 | 1:225,192 | 24,309 |
| United States | 434 | 1:835,159 | 63,868 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Yürk (39) are calculated separately.
Yurk (39) may also be a first name.
Yurk Demographics
Yurk Political Affiliation
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Yurk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yurk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yurk (Russian: Юрк) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Yürk. For other potential spellings of Yurk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yurk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 303,968th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 41 percent of Yurk reside; 38 percent reside in North Asia and 38 percent reside in Slavic North Asia. Yurk is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.
Yurk is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 225,192. In Russia it is primarily found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 28 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 12 percent reside and Republic of Khakassia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Russia Yurk is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Yurk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Yurk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yurk surname rose 8,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yurk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Yurk last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64% registered with the party.
Yurk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $50,989 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yürk | 92 | 39 | / |
| Yourk | 89 | 132 | / |
| Yurke | 89 | 54 | / |
| Yurkh | 89 | 49 | / |
| Yurks | 89 | 6 | / |
| Yurck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jurk | 75 | 2,984 | / |
| Iurk | 75 | 415 | / |
| Yurg | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yurx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yurkova | 73 | 12,957 | / |
| Jurke | 67 | 933 | / |
| Jourk | 67 | 882 | / |
| Jurck | 67 | 107 | / |
| Iurck | 67 | 64 | / |
| Yourg | 67 | 30 | / |
| Giurk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eyork | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oyork | 67 | 18 | / |
| Iurke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jurgk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayork | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yurgs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hiurk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yurgh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yurkhova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jurzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhurk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaurk | 67 | 1 | / |
Yurk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yurk in the Russian language | ||
| Юрк | urk | - |
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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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- 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 Yurk
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