Gurka

== English == === Etymology === As a Ukrainian surname, borrowed from Ukrainian Гурка (Hurka); also [script needed] (Huriy), a borrowing from Hebrew גור (“(lion) cub”), sometimes also found in Carpathian Rusyn. As a Polish surname, variant of Polish Górka. === Proper noun === Gurka (plural Gurkas) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gurka is the 35764th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 628 individuals. Gurka is most common among White (92.99%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gurka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 103.