Firko Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Firko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Poland601:633,47956,390
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Firkó (21) are calculated separately.

Firko (19) may also be a first name.

Firko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firko (Hindi: फिरको, Russian: Фирко) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Firkó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Firko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firko is the 933,049th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Firko live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

Firko is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Firko is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 42 percent are found, Delaware, where 14 percent are found and Colorado, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Firko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Firko surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Firko last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Firko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $43,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning $50,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firkó9321/
Fierko9143/
Firkho9122/
Firkoj914/
Fiorko911/
Fircko911/
Ferko805,226/
Fyrko80298/
Firka80288/
Virko80272/
Furko80244/
Freko8071/
Fierka73540/
Ferkho7334/
Frekko7327/
Firkaľ7311/
Firqoh739/
Fircoi738/
Fercko736/
Fyrkho734/
Fairco733/
Ferkou732/
Furkoh731/
Ferrko731/
Fiorco731/
Firkaľová7125/
Ferkouz67135/
Faireka6710/
Ferkout674/
Fairkas672/
Firqous671/
Firqoos671/
Ferkoot670/

Firko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firko in the Hindi language
फिरकोphirako-
Firko in the Russian language
Фиркоfirko-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Firko
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