Girkins Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Girkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Girkins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girkins is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girkins? popularity and diffusion

Girkins is the 1,839,022nd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Girkins are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Girkins is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 30 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Colorado, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Latvia, where 1 percent are found.

Girkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Girkins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 9,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Girkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Girkins last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Girkins earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning $50,747 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guirkins9316/
Gerkins86125/
Gurkins8683/
Girkens8658/
Cirkins8613/
Sirkins861/
Hirkins860/
Gierkens8099/
Geerkins8015/
Girckens809/
Greckins802/
Gerckins801/
Gherkins800/
Erkins77228/
Irkens7718/
Gierckens7528/
Gheerkins751/
Gerkens712,057/
Jerkins711,660/
Herkins71172/
Serkins718/
Cerkins712/
Cirkens711/
Geerkens67905/
Gerckens67390/
Gehrkens67107/
Heurkins6739/
Circkens6729/
Jearkins6717/
Heerkins676/
Jeerkins671/
Erkinshe671/
Cherkins671/
Herckins670/
Earckins670/
Hearkins670/

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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
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  • 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 Girkins
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