Zhurko Surname

201,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhurko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhurko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,1061:8,5901,253
Ukraine4681:97,27113,933
Russia4481:321,70332,509
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zhurko Last Name Facts

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

Zhurko (Russian: Журко) is found in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhurko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 201,834th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,529,078 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Zhurko reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Zhurko is most widespread in Belarus, where it is held by 1,106 people, or 1 in 8,590. In Belarus Zhurko is mostly found in: Grodno Region, where 36 percent live, Vitebsk Region, where 29 percent live and Brest Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Belarus Zhurko exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 23 percent live and Russia, where 22 percent live.

Zhurko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (96%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhurko surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Zhurko earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $45,899 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhurko92553/
Zurko91451/
Dzurko83814/
Churko83538/
Zhirko83162/
Zhurka83162/
Czurko83106/
Zhorko835/
Jhurko835/
Zgurko832/
Zsurko831/
Zuerko831/
Zurkot831/
Dzhurka77112/
Churkoo77106/
Dziurko7794/
Zourkos7737/
Sczurko7731/
Zourkou774/
D'Zurko771/
Zourkoa771/
Zorko734,042/
Jurko731,485/
Surko73439/
Ćurko73394/
Curko73229/
Zurka73151/
Zurco7396/
Čurko7326/
Zurkó7325/
Çurko7318/
Žurko739/
Żurko731/
Szczurko71626/
Zurkhosh711/
Tschurko711/
Tsurko67978/
Ciurko67531/
Churco67196/
Zsurka67188/
Dzurka67151/
Seurko67147/
Czurkó67104/
Churka6776/
Jurkko6752/
Dzurco6727/
Scurko6721/
Czurka6717/
Csurko6717/
Zsurkó6716/
Giurko6713/
Cuirko6710/
Zourka679/
Czirko677/
Surkko676/
Zoorko674/
Zorkoo673/
Djurko673/
Čurkot673/
Surkho672/
Zurkau671/
Surkoo671/
Churqo671/
Suerko671/
Saurko671/
Surkoŭ671/
Dzurkó671/
Curcko671/

Zhurko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhurko in the Russian language
Журкоzurko-

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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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  • 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 Zhurko
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