Šurka Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Surka (330) are calculated separately.

Šurka Last Name Facts

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

Šurka occurs most in Slovakia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Surka. Click here for further possible spellings of Šurka.

How Common Is The Last Name Šurka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Šurka occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šurka live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Šurka is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 136,832. In Slovakia it is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 77 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 10 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 31 percent are found and Lithuania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surka93330/
Šurca8027/
Çurka8017/
Šurko805/
Zsurka73188/
Surkau73125/
Szurka73115/
Shurka7384/
Surkka7377/
Suirka7334/
Surkha7314/
Xhurka7311/
Suerka7310/
Suurka734/
Surkoa732/
Zurkau731/
Sourka731/
Surkay731/
Siurka731/
Zsurkai6765/
Schurka6719/
Surkhay6716/
Xhurkaj676/
Surzhka672/
Shurkaa671/
Sourkas671/

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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 Šurka
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