Kierk Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kierk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kierk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark131:434,20928,556
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kierk (20) may also be a first name.

Kierk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kierk is found most in Denmark. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kierk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kierk reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia. Kierk is also the 2,446,817th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 434,209. In Denmark Kierk is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 92 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 8 percent are found. Barring Denmark Kierk exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kierzk91111/
Kierke912/
Kierck911/
Kirk89121,009/
Kerk892,998/
Kierzck830/
Kirke801,258/
Kerke80162/
Kierc80109/
Kirck80101/
Kerck8073/
Kirkz8041/
Kiork8025/
Kirkh8015/
Keurk809/
Kierx808/
Khirk808/
Kuerk805/
Kairk803/
Kirkø802/
Kirkc802/
Kerzk801/
Kerhk801/
Kirkk801/
Kirrk801/
Kuirk801/
Kerkh801/
Kherk801/
Kerkz801/
Kerkx801/
Keark800/
Keirk800/
Kherkh73130/
Khairk7328/
Kircks7317/
Kawerk7311/
Keuerk7311/
Keyork739/
Kirksh736/
Kiyork735/
Kirk's735/
Kearke733/
Kairek732/
Kherke731/
Kairke731/
Keirke731/
Kheerk731/
Kirkke731/
Kerkûk731/
Kearks731/
Kirkgh731/
Qierke731/
Khirke731/
Kuirks730/
Kuirck730/
Kuirke730/
Kirkova671,815/
Krek671,467/
Kurk67780/
Kürk67721/
Kheirkh67499/
Kyrk67469/
Cirk67316/
Cerk67311/
Kheyrkh67197/
Kerg67184/
Khairkh67112/
Kärk6793/
Kirc6766/
Kirková6752/
Kerc6749/
Křek6742/
Keareke6722/
Kirg6710/
Kerkova679/
Kerková676/
Keireck671/
Kiergue671/
Qirk671/
Kirx671/
Keereck670/

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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 Kierk
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