Firkins Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Firkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
England5381:103,56510,880
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malta11:430,2723,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:97,1139,892
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Firkins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firkins is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firkins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 232,523rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,197,895 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Firkins live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,060 people, or 1 in 341,942. In The United States Firkins is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Firkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Firkins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Firkins surname are 22.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Firkins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $53,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierkins930/
Furkins8673/
Ferkins8669/
Firkens868/
Virkins860/
Fierkens80106/
Verkins7133/
Ferkens713/
Vierkens6712/
Furquins671/
Vierckens631/
Verkens5788/
Verckens53131/
Vehrkens537/

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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 Firkins
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