Zhurka Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Zhurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania691:42,2335,855
Ukraine661:689,73872,622
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhurka Last Name Facts

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

Zhurka (Georgian: ჟურკა, Russian: Журка) occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhurka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. Zhurka is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zhurka are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 42,233. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Korçë County, where 81 percent reside, Durrës County, where 9 percent reside and Tirana County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Albania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 41 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhurka92112/
Zurka91151/
Zhurko832,065/
Zsurka83188/
Dzurka83151/
Churka8376/
Zhurky8342/
Zurkai8338/
Czurka8317/
Zhurke8312/
Zourka839/
Zurkau831/
Dziurka77567/
Dzhurko77553/
Zsurkai7765/
Dzuirka773/
Dzhurke771/
Zourkoa771/
Chourka771/
Jurka731,385/
Zorka73612/
Zurko73451/
Surka73330/
Curka73253/
Zurca7389/
Žurka7364/
Zurke7357/
Čurka7344/
Zurki7342/
Zurkó7325/
Çurka7317/
Zurky730/
Szczurka7111/
Dzurko67814/
Churko67538/
Csurka67481/
Tsurka67251/
Zourki67177/
Zhirko67162/
Surkau67125/
Czurko67106/
Czurkó67104/
Jurcka6786/
Ciurka6785/
Surkka6777/
Churca6751/
Scurka6748/
Zsurki6746/
Suirka6734/
Jurkaš6730/
Zurcas6727/
Jurkka6722/
Zurkey6720/
Zsurkó6716/
Djurka6715/
Surkha6714/
Zurkhi6713/
Ziurke6711/
Suerka6710/
Zorkai678/
Zorkau677/
Zuurke677/
Tzirka675/
Jhurko675/
Zhorko675/
Zorkaa673/
Zgurko672/
Tcheurkai672/
Czorka672/
Zurkot671/
Dzurkó671/
Czirka671/
Zhorke671/
Surkay671/
Tchourkad671/
Zuerko671/
Zsurko671/
Zourke671/
Zorkka671/
Jourka671/
Zurcky671/
Zurkie670/

Zhurka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhurka in the Georgian language
ჟურკაzhurka-
Zhurka in the Russian language
Журкаzurka-

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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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  • 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 Zhurka
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