Churkin (, from Чуркин, for an intelligent person) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Churkina. It may refer to Aleksei Churkin (born 1998), Russian Paralympic athlete Anzhelika Churkina (born 1969), Ukrainian Paralympic sitting volleyball player Denis Churkin (footballer, born 1979), Russian football player Denis Churkin (footballer, born 2001), Russian football player Olga Churkina, Russian Paralympic pentathlete Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian diplomat Vladimir Churkin (1953–2021), Russian football player and coach.
References Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. .