Knirk Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Knirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Knirk Last Name Facts

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

Knirk (Russian: Книрк) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knirk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Knirk live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 27 percent live, Texas, where 23 percent live and Indiana, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Latvia, where 9 percent live.

Knirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knirk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knirk surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knirk surname are 24.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.97% registered with the political party.

Knirk earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.49% more than the national average, earning $61,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knirck9159/
Knirks914/
Knirke914/
Kinnirk830/
Kennirk830/
Knerk801/
Knyrek7376/
Knurck7313/
Kennerk67232/
Kinnerk67126/
Kenreck6730/
Knyreck674/
Kinreck670/
Knyrkova627/
Knurg600/
Khnerkova572/
Kenneireg570/

Knirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knirk in the Russian language
Книркknirk-

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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 Knirk
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