Around the world, Kurken (Куркен 
, Kurken 
) is a rare boy's given name. The first name Kurken is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, where it is a very rare male name. Much less frequently, Kurken is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Куркен | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Kurken | Canada, Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, United States |
| kurken alemshah Turkish Armenian composer and conductor, TR (b. 1907) |
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