Hopkirk Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hopkirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hopkirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
England1271:438,72529,288
Scotland951:56,3564,696
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1261:29,7082,558
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hopkirk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hopkirk is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopkirk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,091st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Hopkirk are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 28,480. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Wellington Region, where 24 percent are found, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 19 percent are found and Auckland Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring New Zealand it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 16 percent are found.

Hopkirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hopkirk has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hopkirk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hopkirk are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hopkirk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.11% more than the national average, earning R 416,124 per year; in United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $57,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopekirk9310/
Hope-Kirk883/
Hobkirk86816/
Hobikirk801/
Habkirk71209/
Havkirk711/
Hobkerk710/
Hubkirk710/
Haapio-Kirk672/
Hobakark671/
Hope-Okereke633/
Hipikuruka592/
Habkrick531/
Hepkorucu5020/
Hepakarca5016/

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Hopkirk Reference & Research

Hopkirk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Hopkirk
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