Cognomen Jurek (Jurek 
, Yurek 
, Yurick 
) , around the globe, is a common surname. The family name Jurek is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, and Czechia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Poland, the United States, and Czechia. Likewise, Jurek is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Jurek | Germany, Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, United States |
| Yurek | Germany, France, Poland, United States, Turkey |
| Yurick | Tanzania, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States |
| Юрек | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
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wilhelm august jurek Austrian composer, AT (b. 1870) |
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wacław jurek Officer of the Polish Army, PL (b. 1896) |
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| františek jurek CZ (b. 1862) |
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jurek becker German writer, film-author and GDR dissident, DE (b. 1937) |
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| józef jurek Polish politician (1888-1967), PL (b. 1888) |
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witold jurek Polish economist, PL (b. 1949) |
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| stanisław jurek (b. 1890) |
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| vojtěch jurek CZ (b. 1891) |
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jurek wajdowicz Polish-born American artist, graphic designer, fine art contemporary photographer and art director (b. 1951) |
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| karel jurek Czech chronicler (b. 1906) |
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jurek pyrko SE (b. 1948) |
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marek jurek Polish politician, PL (b. 1960) |
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| jaroslav jurek CZ (b. 1904) |
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| bolesław jurek PL (b. 1904) |
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| marian jurek PL (b. 1904) |
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