Firkus Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Firkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:504,81742,410
Canada571:646,41452,764
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Firkus Last Name Facts

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

Firkus is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firkus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 432,326th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Firkus are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 504,817. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 66 percent live, Oregon, where 3 percent live and California, where 2 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Firkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Firkus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Firkus last name grew 8,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Firkus surname are 22.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Firkus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $47,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fierkus926/
Firkuss921/
Firckus920/
Virkus83965/
Ferkus8317/
Fürkus8310/
Ferkous772,698/
Firqous771/
Ferrkus771/
Virkhus771/
Freckus771/
Ferkush771/
Fearkus770/
Ferckus770/
Virkhaus7115/
Ferkouss7110/
Ferckuss718/
Ferkouse711/
Freckeus710/
Frecus6752/
Freckhaus6745/
Ferkos674/
Ferkousse672/
Fercus671/
Furcus670/
Ferkouz62135/
Verkush6217/
Verkeus621/
Firqoos621/
Fiercos621/
Fercous621/
Ferkouch573/
Fercouss571/
Verkhush571/
Verkhaus571/
Ferkouche536/
Fercos504/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Firkus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis