Žurga Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žurga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žurga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1881:13,2323,163
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Zurga (180) are calculated separately.

Žurga Last Name Facts

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

Žurga is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Zurga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žurga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 912,827th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žurga reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 13,232. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Southeast Slovenia, where 33 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 26 percent are found and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 18 percent are found. Beside Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 35 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zurga93180/
Žura89307/
Jurga804,621/
Surga801,057/
Curga80178/
Žuraj80123/
Žorga8019/
Džura801/
Surgay73261/
Jurgaś73107/
Jurgas7340/
Suerga7338/
Zurgaa7319/
Surgai7318/
Zhurga735/
Zourga735/
Curgai733/
Jurgač732/
Surgau731/
Jurgaa731/
Jurgah730/
Jura6738,266/
Sura6730,269/
Cura6722,580/
Zura672,727/
Giurgea672,058/
Giourga67130/
Žuro6774/
Jurgait6749/
Jurgasz6728/
Jurgaud6717/
Jurgacz671/
Zourgat671/
Sourgha671/
Żura671/
Surghai671/

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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 Žurga
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