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

Girkins is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Girkins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Girkins is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is primarily found 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.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States Girkins is most common in: Ohio, where 30 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Latvia, where 1 percent live.

Girkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Girkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Girkins last name grew 9,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Girkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Girkins last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for 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
  • 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 Girkins
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