Kirkuk Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kirkuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kirkuk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Kirkuk (17) may also be a first name.

Kirkuk Last Name Facts

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

Kirkuk (Russian: Киркук) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 963,821st most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kirkuk live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The last name Kirkuk is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 155,652. Excluding Iraq this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kirkuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kirkuk has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkuk8334/
Kirkuc836/
Kirkok832/
Kreckuk771/
Kierkuc771/
Kerkouk771/
Kirkhaug7182/
Kierzcuk711/
Kirkoc6711/
Kircok679/
Kurkuc671/
Kirkog671/
Kirkhaugh670/
Kerkugh621/
Kircough5713/
Cherkouk575/
Kerkoc5046/
Cercuk501/
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Kirkuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirkuk in the Russian language
Киркукkirkuk-

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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 Kirkuk
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