Yurka Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Yurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine801:569,03463,173
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Yurka (255) may also be a first name.

Yurka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yurka (Russian: Юрка) is found most in Ukraine. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yurka? popularity and diffusion

Yurka is the 1,181,191st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. Yurka occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Yurka are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 557,860th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 255 people.

The last name Yurka is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 569,034. In Ukraine it is most common in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 81 percent are found, Sumy Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Besides Ukraine this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.

Yurka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yurka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yurka last name rose 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yurka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yurka are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% registered with the party.

The amount Yurka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $58,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yourka91420/
Yurkoa911/
Yurkayt8329/
Yurko805,723/
Jurka801,385/
Yurca80115/
Yurky8057/
Yurke8054/
Yurki8046/
Iurka808/
Uyurca73112/
Jurcka7386/
Yourke7344/
Yourko7343/
Jurkaš7330/
Jurkka7322/
Yurkee7312/
Yurkiy7312/
Yurkie7311/
Eyorka735/
Iurkas734/
Ayorka732/
Yourki732/
Yiorka731/
Yurkoo731/
Yurkki731/
Yurkit731/
Yurcko731/
Jourka731/
Yurkoit6738/
Jurkait6730/
Yurkich6716/
Yourkou671/

Yurka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yurka in the Russian language
Юркаurka-

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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 Yurka
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