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 carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Zurga. Click here for other potential spellings of Žurga.

How Common Is The Last Name Žurga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žurga are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 13,232. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 33 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 26 percent live and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 18 percent live. Outside of Slovenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 35 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.

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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  • 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 Žurga
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