Kirkis Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kirkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland701:542,98251,331
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Greece201:553,99069,165
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kirkiś (1) & Ķirķis (1) are calculated separately.

Kirkis (13) may also be a first name.

Kirkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkis (Russian: Киркис) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kirkiś or Ķirķis. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kirkis live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Kirkis is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 542,982. Not including Poland this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 13 percent are found and Turkey, where 11 percent are found.

Kirkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirkis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirkis surname increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirkis last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Kirkis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkiś941/
Kirkish92206/
Kiorkis9236/
Kirkise9231/
Gkirkis921/
Ķirķis891/
Gkirgkis8623/
Kirkisch862/
Kirkiz831,499/
Kirkes83625/
Kirkiç83273/
Kerkis8360/
Kurkis8354/
Krekis8339/
Kyrkis839/
Gkiorgkis8080/
Kirkess7721/
Gkrekis7716/
Chirkis7716/
Kurkies779/
Kurkiss775/
Gkerkis774/
Kyorkis772/
Kurkish771/
Kirkeys770/
Kirkees770/
Kairkes770/
Gkergkis7160/
Kairkesh7121/
Kerkes67372/
Kärkäs67302/
Circis6724/
Khairkhiz6714/
Khairkesh6712/
Cerkis6710/
Kircheiss6710/
Kercis677/
Kerkiç677/
Kerkiz676/
Kurkes674/
Cirkes671/
Krekys671/
Kerkès671/
Cirkiz671/
Kirces671/
Kirkez671/

Kirkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirkis in the Russian language
Киркисkirkis-

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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 Kirkis
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