Firk Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Firk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Firk (29) may also be a first name.

Firk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firk (Hindi: फिरक, Russian: Фирк) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firk is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Firk is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Firk reside; 28 percent reside in Western Europe and 28 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Firk is also the 1,951,561st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Firk is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 55 percent are found, Hamburg, where 9 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 23 percent are found.

Firk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Firk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firk Last Name Statistics demography

Firk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firke89538/
Fierk8912/
Firck8911/
Firkh891/
Fircks8033/
Fhirke805/
Fircke802/
Fierck801/
Fairke801/
Firrke801/
Fairek801/
Feirke800/
Virk7516,367/
Ferk752,023/
Fürk7597/
Furk7589/
Frek7576/
Fyrk7555/
Firc7538/
Firx756/
Firq754/
Fjrk751/
Firkova73121/
Firková7353/
Feireck732/
Freck67724/
Freke67711/
Vierk67415/
Ferke6771/
Virkh6771/
Ferck6738/
Furck6733/
Ferkh6731/
Furkh6719/
Fírek6714/
Firkhova6710/
Fyrek679/
Virck676/
Frekh673/
Firgh673/
Furkì672/
Ferkő672/
Feerk671/
Frekk671/
Firqz671/
Fuerk670/
Veirk670/

Firk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firk in the Hindi language
फिरकphiraka-
Firk in the Russian language
Фиркfirk-

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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 Firk
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