Kirk Forename
7,168th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 146,118 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands
Kirk Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name, meaning: A house of worship.
Kirk Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 114,629 | 1:3,163 | 536 |
| Canada | 100% | 10,599 | 1:3,126 | 577 |
| England | 100% | 5,453 | 1:10,197 | 802 |
| Philippines | 99% | 2,722 | 1:38,945 | 3,113 |
| Australia | - | 2,067 | 1:6,607 | 773 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,762 | 1:1,636 | 392 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,124 | 1:24,009 | 1,692 |
| New Zealand | - | 742 | 1:6,113 | 789 |
| South Africa | 100% | 705 | 1:77,351 | 6,862 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 608 | 1:2,239 | 435 |
| Poland | 95% | 471 | 1:80,737 | 1,882 |
| Brazil | 100% | 364 | 1:588,561 | 18,296 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 358 | 1:58,098 | 5,853 |
| Scotland | 100% | 343 | 1:15,599 | 867 |
| Germany | 100% | 236 | 1:409,652 | 4,712 |
| Bahamas | - | 230 | 1:1,736 | 409 |
| Thailand | 100% | 206 | 1:340,125 | 18,351 |
| Barbados | - | 201 | 1:1,442 | 338 |
| Belize | 100% | 200 | 1:1,772 | 397 |
| Wales | 100% | 192 | 1:16,116 | 994 |
| Guyana | 100% | 184 | 1:4,148 | 788 |
| China | - | 156 | 1:8,756,768 | 59,528 |
| Cambodia | 68% | 117 | 1:139,088 | 5,305 |
| India | 99% | 85 | 1:14,292,682 | 379,567 |
| Russia | 100% | 80 | 1:1,802,921 | 12,599 |
| Japan | - | 74 | 1:1,729,541 | 18,638 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 68 | 1:153,401 | 6,921 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 61 | 1:1,005 | 219 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 61 | 1:499,179 | 21,853 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 58 | 1:291,415 | 9,256 |
| Singapore | 100% | 57 | 1:110,299 | 7,549 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 54 | 1:559,294 | 14,492 |
| Ecuador | - | 50 | 1:354,538 | 4,532 |
| Bermuda | - | 49 | 1:1,323 | 299 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Hong Kong | - | 45 | 1:172,283 | 3,156 |
| Peru | 100% | 43 | 1:739,336 | 11,283 |
| Northern Ireland | 86% | 39 | 1:47,260 | 1,199 |
| Panama | 100% | 39 | 1:100,168 | 4,967 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 39 | 1:2,861 | 546 |
| Guam | - | 38 | 1:4,228 | 780 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 37 | 1:2,966 | 557 |
| Malta | - | 34 | 1:12,628 | 1,146 |
| Chile | 75% | 32 | 1:550,225 | 6,424 |
| France | 100% | 27 | 1:2,461,864 | 13,275 |
| Saint Lucia | 96% | 26 | 1:6,839 | 1,067 |
| Mexico | 100% | 25 | 1:4,965,777 | 20,003 |
| Iraq | - | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| South Korea | - | 24 | 1:231,018 | 8,270 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 23 | 1:4,322 | 830 |
| Honduras | 100% | 21 | 1:419,879 | 6,925 |
| Sweden | 100% | 21 | 1:469,424 | 12,247 |
| Estonia | - | 20 | 1:65,769 | 3,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 20 | 1:357,600 | 16,509 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 19 | 1:250,945 | 5,192 |
| Ireland | 100% | 17 | 1:273,148 | 4,515 |
| Denmark | - | 17 | 1:332,323 | 6,094 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 17 | 1:10,444,962 | 119,257 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 17 | 1:3,227 | 641 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 16 | 1:513,344 | 8,079 |
| Kenya | - | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| Spain | - | 15 | 1:3,101,998 | 13,742 |
| Uganda | 100% | 15 | 1:2,730,461 | 31,621 |
| Norway | 100% | 14 | 1:366,595 | 7,406 |
| Colombia | - | 13 | 1:3,675,302 | 23,534 |
| Indonesia | - | 13 | 1:19,843,359 | 506,931 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 13 | 1:2,670 | 563 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 12 | 1:2,604 | 555 |
| Greece | - | 12 | 1:911,212 | 9,057 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 11 | 1:1,402,165 | 43,227 |
| Belgium | 50% | 9 | 1:1,276,671 | 14,181 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,971,872 | 15,474 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Afghanistan | - | 8 | 1:4,077,940 | 25,891 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Finland | 90% | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| Italy | 97% | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Belarus | 100% | 7 | 1:1,354,626 | 6,726 |
| Grenada | 100% | 7 | 1:15,446 | 1,649 |
| Jersey | - | 7 | 1:14,283 | 1,073 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 7 | 1:859,762 | 11,907 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Anguilla | - | 5 | 1:2,651 | 523 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Turkey | - | 5 | 1:15,560,342 | 40,635 |
| Vietnam | - | 5 | 1:18,524,623 | 4,897 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Cuba | - | 4 | 1:2,876,638 | 6,272 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | 1:21,256 | 352 |
| Israel | 86% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 4 | 1:887,575 | 4,962 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Georgia | - | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Montserrat | - | 3 | 1:1,625 | 276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
Kirk (121,009) may also be a surname.
Kirk Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name, meaning: A house of worship.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Kirk Forename Popularity
Kirk Demographics
Average Male Kirk Height
177.16 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 3,472 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirke | 89 | 659 | / |
| Kirck | 89 | 97 | / |
| Khirk | 89 | 26 | / |
| Kierk | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kiork | 89 | 15 | / |
| Keirk | 89 | 10 | / |
| Ckirk | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kirrk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kirkt | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kirkk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kirkc | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kirkg | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kairk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gkirk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kirkh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kirkp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kitrk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khairk | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kirkke | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kheirk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kierck | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khirck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khierk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keirck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirkhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurk | 75 | 518 | / |
| Kerk | 75 | 509 | / |
| Krek | 75 | 109 | / |
| Kirc | 75 | 52 | / |
| Kyrk | 75 | 47 | / |
| Cirk | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kirg | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kjrk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qirk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krkw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirkova | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaireke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gkiorgk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kairekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khrek | 67 | 49 | / |
| Quirk | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kerke | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kyork | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kerck | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kherk | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kreke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kreck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kkurk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kyrke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khurk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Krekk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kırık | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyrek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuerk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keark | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwrkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qirke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkirq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keurk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keirg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirk-Yau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirgg | 67 | 1 | / |
Kirk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk in the Russian language | ||
| Кирк | kirk | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirk