Kirker Surname

187,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Kirker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6331:221,95921,503
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
Northern Ireland631:29,2863,099
England541:1,031,81650,675
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
France131:5,109,440259,941
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland951:46,6304,041
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

Kirker (13) may also be a first name.

Kirker Last Name Facts

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

Kirker is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kirker.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,404th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,228,864 people. The surname Kirker is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Kirker are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kirker is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,633 people, or 1 in 221,959. In The United States Kirker is mostly found in: Ohio, where 18 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Kirker occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Kirker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kirker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirker surname expanded 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 57 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kirker last name is chiefly Presbyterian (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kirker last name are 19.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Kirker earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $42,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.93% more than the national average, earning $70,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkher921/
Kircker920/
Kairker920/
Kierker920/
Keirker920/
Kirkerød86102/
Kerker832,065/
Kreker83909/
Kirkir83265/
Kurker83166/
Kürker8360/
Cirker8338/
Kärker8312/
Kirkjr831/
Kirkheart801/
Kirkire772,265/
Krecker77507/
Krekker77198/
Kıreker77176/
Kırıker7734/
Kyrkher7719/
Kirkirt7715/
Kesrker771/
Kurcker770/
Kirckir770/
Kherkher7161/
Kircherr711/
Kerkeher711/
Keerkeer711/
Keircher710/
Kaircher710/
Kirchear710/
Kircheer710/
Krekre6778/
Khirkhire6720/
Creker672/
Krecre671/
Cerker670/
Keyrecker670/
Curker670/

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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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  • 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 Kirker
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