Zhurek Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Zhurek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Zhurek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhurek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhurek (Russian: Журек) occurs most in Russia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zhurek.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhurek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zhurek is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Zhurek reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Zhurek is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia Zhurek is primarily found in: Moscow Oblast, where 82 percent are found, Irkutsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Moscow, where 4 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 33 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhurek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhurek in the Russian language | ||
| Журек | zurek | - |
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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 Zhurek
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