Kirkov Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kirkov Surname User-submission:

The Kirkov surname is very old. A lot of people with this surname live in Bulgaria and Russia; and small amount in Serbia, Ukraine and Belarus. This surname comes from a village in Bulgaria, Kirkovo.

Kirkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,2361:5,646759
Russia3281:439,40041,646
Serbia561:127,5889,391
United States491:7,397,121336,459
North Macedonia351:60,0426,129
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Moldova231:154,84216,100
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ireland101:470,89415,820
France71:9,488,960336,266
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Kirkov (47) may also be a first name.

Kirkov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kirkov surname is very old. A lot of people with this surname live in Bulgaria and Russia; and small amount in Serbia, Ukraine and Belarus. This surname comes from a village in Bulgaria, Kirkovo.

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Kirkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkov (Georgian: კირკოვი, Russian: Кирков) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 222,993rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kirkov reside; 73 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 47 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,236 people, or 1 in 5,646. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 29 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 20 percent live and Montana Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent live and Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Kirkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kirkov surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kirkov surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

Kirkov earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.44% less than the national average, earning $34,329 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkova921,815/
Kirckov924/
Kiorkov924/
Kirkhov922/
Kirkoev922/
Khirkov922/
Kiorkova8611/
Khirkova864/
Kurkov833,657/
Krekov83570/
Kyrkov83225/
Cirkov8374/
Kerkov8312/
Kirkow839/
Kirkof839/
Kircov836/
Kirkev831/
Kirkovová801/
Khairekov801/
Chirkov7725,356/
Kyrkova77275/
Krekhov77247/
Kirckof77148/
Khrekov77126/
Khurkov7745/
Kirkoff7726/
Kirkeev7712/
Kherkov7710/
Kerkova779/
Kiorkof775/
Kurkoev775/
Kirkaev772/
Kirkhof772/
Kírkova772/
Kirkhav771/
Kerkhov771/
Kurkhov771/
Kurkkov771/
Kierkof770/
Kirkhoff71440/
Kirkheev7114/
Kherkova716/
Kirckoff715/
Kirkhgof714/
Kirkckof713/
Kyorkova711/
Chirckov711/
Chirkhov711/
Kirkhoph711/
Kirkhoub711/
Kirkhoof710/
Kierkoff710/
Kirkhofe710/
Kirkouff710/
Kerkow67750/
Krekow67170/
Kerkof6761/
Kirckhoff6754/
Curkov6736/
Circov6736/
Krecov679/
Kercov678/
Cerkov676/
Kerkavova674/
Khirkhoff674/
Qrekov674/
Kurkev673/
Kurkow672/
Kircof672/
Kurcov672/
Kirków671/
Kerkob671/
Kurkof671/
Cirkof671/
Kheirkhav671/
Keirkhoff670/
Keirkhoof670/

Kirkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirkov in the Georgian language
კირკოვიkirkovi50
კირკოვkirkov50
Kirkov in the Russian language
Кирковkirkov-

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