Mawhirk Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Mawhirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mawhirk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Mawhirk Demographics

Mawhirk Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 10 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Mawhirk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawhirk is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawhirk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mawhirk is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mawhirk live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 263,577. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside.

Mawhirk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mawhirk surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

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
Maibirk716/
Mauwerk716/
Mhawrek714/
Mauwerck672/
Mavurk6234/
Maberk621/
Maiberg57607/
Meywerk572/
Maiverg571/
Mahberg571/

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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 Mawhirk
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