Kirkhorn Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kirkhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway771:66,7839,424
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Sweden161:615,42245,338
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kirkhorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkhorn is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkhorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,359,010th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Kirkhorn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kirkhorn reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Kirkhorn is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 66,783. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 64 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 36 percent are found. Beside Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.

Kirkhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kirkhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kirkhorn surname grew 1,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirkhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirkhorn surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

The amount Kirkhorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning 310,331 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.64% less than the national average, earning $33,378 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkorn937/
Kirhorn931/
Kirkharn882/
Kirkorina821/
Kurkorn801/
Kircorn800/
Cerkhorn751/
Kerkern670/
Kuerkarn633/
Kerkerin631/
Curcorn530/
Cherkarn501/

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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
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  • 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 Kirkhorn
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