Lirkin Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Lirkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lirkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lirkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lirkin (Russian: Лиркин) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lirkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Lirkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Lirkin are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 33 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent are found and Republic of Karelia, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Russia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Lirkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lirkin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lirkina9211/
Lairkin922/
Lurkin83501/
Lerkin8325/
Lirken831/
Lyrkin831/
Lirkinova801/
Lerkina7746/
Lärking7711/
Lyurkin773/
Lehrkind7170/
L'Gerkin711/
Lerhkind710/
Lürken67402/
Lurken67158/
Lerkén674/
Lyrkyn671/
Lerken671/
Lerkinova671/
Lurquin62935/
Luerken6222/
Lerchin6214/
Lärkäng628/
Lyrkyna622/
Lehrken621/
Lirquen621/
Lerquin620/
Leurquin571,439/
Lerkem504/
Lercen502/

Lirkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lirkin in the Russian language
Лиркинlirkin-

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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 Lirkin
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