Irk Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Irk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2161:63,9986,070
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Austria591:144,32919,392
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Irk (119) may also be a first name.

Irk Last Name Facts

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

Irk (Hindi: इर्क, Russian: Ирк) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Irk is the 261,171st most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Irk are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 856,040th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 119 people.

The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,216 people, or 1 in 63,998. In Turkey Irk is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Aksaray Province, where 15 percent live and Adana Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Irk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Irk last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Irk earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.37% more than the national average, earning $56,252 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girk86143/
Hirk8644/
Jirk8637/
Eirk8620/
Iork8620/
Airk8617/
Irke8615/
Uirk8610/
Yirk862/
Irck862/
Irkk862/
Oirk862/
Ihrk861/
Irrk861/
Ierk861/
Irzk861/
Isrk861/
Irkc861/
Irkt861/
Irgk861/
Ijrk861/
Ihrke751,347/
Iorkh75215/
Hirke75156/
Ihrck7553/
Airek7551/
Irkhe7526/
Hirks7514/
Yirek758/
Uirke757/
Hierk757/
Airks756/
Iorck754/
Jirke752/
Ierck752/
Eirek751/
Iorkk751/
Ierkq751/
Yisrk751/
Eirck751/
Irzkh751/
Airke751/
Giork751/
Jirkh751/
Hirck751/
Irhke751/
Oirck751/
Eirks750/
Erk674,301/
Ürk67294/
Irkova67133/
Ihrcke67118/
Hierck67110/
Urk6783/
Irg6767/
Irc6760/
Heisrk6713/
Irq6712/
Yrk6710/
Irx678/
Jrk676/
Oirekh673/
Oireke671/
Gairck671/
Heitrk671/
Heirke670/

Irk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irk in the Hindi language
इर्कirka-
Irk in the Russian language
Иркirk-

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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 Irk
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