Yuruk Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yuruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2231:31,2962,458
France1571:423,07561,574
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Ukraine761:598,98365,662
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
England141:3,979,861125,553
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Yüruk (2) are calculated separately.

Yuruk (27) may also be a first name.

Yuruk Last Name Facts

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

Yuruk (Russian: Юрук) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may also appear as a variant: Yüruk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuruk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yuruk is the 523,160th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Yuruk reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 27 people.

It is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 31,296. In Bulgaria Yuruk is mostly found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 82 percent reside, Smolyan Province, where 7 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent reside and Belgium, where 14 percent reside.

Yuruk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yuruk last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Yuruk earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.64% more than the national average, earning $62,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yüruk932/
Yurik80404/
Yurok80265/
Juruk8037/
Iuruk805/
Yurukova771,633/
Yurick731,003/
Yurikh739/
Jhuruk731/
Jurusk731/
Jurzuk731/
Yourick6787/
Yurrick6712/
Hyurugh674/
Jurauke671/

Yuruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yuruk in the Russian language
Юрукuruk-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yuruk
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