Đurek Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Đurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Đurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2201:19,2213,963
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076

The alternate forms: Urek (908), Ürek (4,388) & Úrek (51) are calculated separately.

Đurek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Đurek is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Urek, Ürek or Úrek. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Đurek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,035,555th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Đurek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Đurek is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 19,221. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 36 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 24 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 12 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urek96908/
Đurđek91475/
Ürek894,388/
Úrek8951/
Ureke80382/
Hurek80378/
Eurek80194/
Đurik80120/
Uresk80112/
Gurek8091/
Đurec8061/
Ureck8018/
Uriek8012/
Ourek8010/
Urekh809/
Uhrek801/
Aurek801/
Urrek801/
Ureek801/
Uerek801/
Uhyrek7394/
Uhýrek7384/
Gureck7358/
Aureke7315/
Gaurek737/
Auriek735/
Urecke735/
Eureke734/
Gurekh734/
Haurek733/
Uhírek733/
Hureks732/
Ureeke732/
Hourek731/
Ourezk731/
Eureik731/
Oureke731/
Hureck731/
Gurrek731/
Hureik730/
Urieck730/
Irek674,077/
Urik67368/
Urík67357/
Orek67136/
Urec6734/
Eurieck6712/
Uryk6711/
Gurreck675/
Ureq674/
Urex672/
Urekova672/
Ureková671/
Haureck670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Đurek
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