Yurkevych Surname

132,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Yurkevych Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yurkevych Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,4011:13,3851,754
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yurkevych Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yurkevych (Russian: Юркевыч) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yurkevych? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,317th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,135,858 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Yurkevych reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 3,401 people, or 1 in 13,385. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Ternopil Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Other than Ukraine Yurkevych exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yurkevych Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yurkevych in the Russian language
Юркевычurkevyc-

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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
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