Kirkim Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Chad

Kirkim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Kirkim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkim occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Kirkim is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kirkim are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname Kirkim is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 25 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkhim924/
Kirkhaim862/
Kirkem8317/
Kurkim832/
Kerkim831/
Kirkimova805/
Kirckheim804/
Kirkhem772/
Kuerkim771/
Kircheim7178/
Kerkheim710/
Kırkım6793/
Krekem676/
Kircheimm671/
Kirccheim671/
Kerkem671/
Kirchem62234/
Kerchim621/
Kyorkem621/
Kearchim571/
Chearkhim531/
Kercem501/

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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 Kirkim
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