Chirk Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Andorra

Chirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Chirk (28) may also be a first name.

Chirk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chirk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chirk (Russian: Чирк) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Chirk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Chirk reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 26 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,111,597. Excluding Poland it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Chirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chirk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chirk last name increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chirk Last Name Statistics demography

Chirk earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirke91280/
Chirck9126/
Chitrk911/
Chirks911/
Cirk89316/
Hirk8944/
Tschirk83162/
Chirkhe8341/
Chihrck831/
Tchirke831/
Chairek831/
Cherk80510/
Hirke80156/
Chirc8064/
Chyrk8030/
Churk8021/
Hirks8014/
Khirk808/
Hierk807/
Circk803/
Hirck801/
Cuirk800/
Chirkova7727,122/
Tschierk7710/
Chaireck775/
Chyrek73300/
Cherke73163/
Hierck73110/
Khairk7328/
Heisrk7313/
Chirrx735/
Chirgh735/
Cherks735/
Cherck732/
Cherkh732/
Heitrk731/
Czherk731/
Chairg731/
Khirke731/
Heirke730/
Cheerk730/
Chirckova712/
Zirk676,297/
Herk67783/
Kheirkh67499/
Cerk67311/
Cirkova67172/
Khairkh67112/
Circ6735/
Tscherk6726/
Cyrk6719/
Hirx6718/
Hirc6717/
Cirková6716/
Härk6713/
Chyreck6710/
Hirg673/
Cheyrek673/
Hyrk672/
Cjrk671/
Cirg671/
Chairec671/
Cheerke671/
Tschirkowa671/
Çirk671/
Churrck671/

Chirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chirk in the Russian language
Чиркcirk-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chirk
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