Hirk Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Hirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Austria161:532,21549,801
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hirk (46) may also be a first name.

Hirk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hirk (Hindi: हीरक) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hirk is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hirk are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hirk is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 46 people.

Hirk is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Hirk is mostly concentrated in: California, where 57 percent reside, Tennessee, where 14 percent reside and West Virginia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 36 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Hirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hirk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hirk surname grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hirk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hirk surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Hirk earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.37% less than the national average, earning $29,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirke89156/
Chirk8970/
Hirks8914/
Khirk898/
Hierk897/
Hirck891/
Irk861,503/
Chirke80280/
Hierck80110/
Khairk8028/
Chirck8026/
Heisrk8013/
Khirke801/
Chirks801/
Chitrk801/
Heitrk801/
Heirke800/
Herk75783/
Hurk75284/
Girk75143/
Ehrk7583/
Jirk7537/
Eirk7520/
Iork7520/
Hirx7518/
Hirc7517/
Airk7517/
Irke7515/
Härk7513/
Uirk7510/
Hirg753/
Irck752/
Irkk752/
Oirk752/
Hyrk752/
Yirk752/
Ihrk751/
Ierk751/
Irzk751/
Uhrk751/
Jhrk751/
Isrk751/
Irrk751/
Irkc751/
Irkt751/
Irgk751/
Ijrk751/
Kheirkh73499/
Hirková73301/
Khairkh73112/
Chirkhe7341/
Hirkova7333/
Chihrck731/
Chairek731/
Chirkova6727,122/
Ihrke671,347/
Herke671,235/
Cherk67510/
Herck67255/
Iorkh67215/
Härke6783/
Chirc6764/
Ihrck6753/
Airek6751/
Hurck6738/
Chyrk6730/
Gehrk6730/
Irkhe6726/
Hyrek6717/
Ehrck6713/
Hýrek6710/
Yirek678/
Uirke677/
Airks676/
Heark675/
Hircq675/
Jhrke675/
Chaireck675/
Hyrck674/
Iorck674/
Jirke672/
Ierck672/
Hyrke672/
Khaireke671/
Oirck671/
Herkh671/
Jhirg671/
Irhke671/
Hairx671/
Hairg671/
Eirek671/
Giork671/
Airke671/
Heirg671/
Irzkh671/
Kherk671/
Jirkh671/
Eirck671/
Ehrkh671/
Yisrk671/
Jthrk671/
Hairc671/
Huhrk671/
Ierkq671/
Iorkk671/
Eirks670/
Jairk670/
Heurk670/
Hyrks670/

Hirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hirk in the Hindi language
हीरकhiraka-

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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 Hirk
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