Zhurkov Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhurkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhurkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4351:331,31733,243
Belarus1421:66,90911,034
Ukraine591:771,57178,489
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Zhurkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhurkov (Russian: Журков) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zhurkov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhurkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 501,369th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Zhurkov live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhurkov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 331,317. In Russia Zhurkov is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 12 percent reside, Republic of Karelia, where 11 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 22 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.

Zhurkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Russia.

In The United States Zhurkov are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.89% registered with the political party.

Zhurkov earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhurkova93852/
Dzhurkov93164/
Zurkov9263/
Dzhurkova88163/
Zhirkov864,883/
Churkov86247/
Zurkova86105/
Tzurkov8616/
Zurkovs8615/
Zhorkov869/
Dzurkov863/
Churkova80397/
Dzhirkov806/
Zhurkaev806/
Zourkova805/
Zhurkeev804/
Zhirkoev802/
Zhorkhov801/
Surkov7720,543/
Jurkov77112/
Curkov7736/
Čurkov7736/
Zurkow7715/
Ćurkov7711/
Žurkov771/
Zurcov771/
Tchourkov752/
Zhurkhaev751/
Tsurkov71720/
Jurkovs7153/
Surkhov7142/
Sourkov7121/
Djurkov7118/
Zurkoff715/
Zhirkof712/
Zhircov712/
Džurkov711/
Surckov711/
Žurkova711/
Tsurkova67431/
Zurkhaev6759/
Surkhoev6736/
Zhirkoff673/
Jurkovch672/
Tshirkov671/
Churcova671/
Zhirkeev671/

Zhurkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhurkov in the Russian language
Журковzurkov-

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