Girk Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

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

Girk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Girk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girk (Russian: Гирк) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,478,479th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Girk is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Girk live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States Girk is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 25 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Washington, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Girk is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Girk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Girk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Girk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Girk last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Girk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.22% more than the national average, earning $51,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girke891,570/
Girek89318/
Gierk89104/
Guirk8921/
Giork891/
Girks890/
Irk861,503/
Gierke803,928/
Guirke8093/
Gierck809/
Ghirke807/
Gircke803/
Cguirk801/
Gairck801/
Gairke801/
Gihrke800/
Grek759,731/
Zirk756,297/
Sirk752,346/
Gerk752,117/
Gurk75879/
Cirk75316/
Girg75257/
Hirk7544/
Jirk7537/
Eirk7520/
Iork7520/
Airk7517/
Irke7515/
Uirk7510/
Girc752/
Irck752/
Irkk752/
Oirk752/
Yirk752/
Ihrk751/
Ierk751/
Irzk751/
Isrk751/
Irrk751/
Irkc751/
Irkt751/
Irgk751/
Ijrk751/
Giercke73157/
Girkova7324/
Giehrke7315/
Gaireke734/
Gierkke731/
Gerke6713,205/
Zirek675,363/
Ihrke671,347/
Greck671,046/
Gurkh67672/
Sierk67490/
Gürke67406/
Zierk67373/
Zirke67280/
Grekh67265/
Iorkh67215/
Jhirk67170/
Hirke67156/
Gierc67150/
Gärke6798/
Greke6770/
Gierg6759/
Zirks6755/
Ihrck6753/
Airek6751/
Geerk6746/
Gireg6733/
Gehrk6730/
Irkhe6726/
Gerck6726/
Gürck6722/
Zirkh6720/
Hirks6714/
Guerk6714/
Gherk679/
Yirek678/
Grehk678/
Uirke677/
Hierk677/
Girgs677/
Gurck677/
Airks676/
Soirk675/
Gireq674/
Girgh674/
Iorck674/
Circk673/
Jirke672/
Zirck672/
Ierck672/
Oirck671/
Irhke671/
Hirck671/
Girgz671/
Zuirk671/
Zeirk671/
Sirck671/
Eirek671/
Airke671/
Irzkh671/
Jirkh671/
Gircs671/
Gērke671/
Eirck671/
Djirk671/
Gisrc671/
Sairk671/
Yisrk671/
Gerkc671/
Ghurk671/
Ierkq671/
Iorkk671/
Eirks670/
Jairk670/
Seirk670/
Gairx670/
Sirrk670/
Cuirk670/
Gerzk670/

Girk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girk in the Russian language
Гиркgirk-

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Footnotes

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