Mirkes Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Mirkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Luxembourg921:6,310936
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Mirkes Last Name Facts

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

Mirkes (Russian: Миркес) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 730,373rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Mirkes reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mirkes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Mirkes is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 31 percent live, Texas, where 24 percent live and Oklahoma, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Mirkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mirkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mirkes surname expanded 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mirkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mirkes surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Mirkes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning $42,560 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirkesh921/
Mierkes921/
Merkes83928/
Mirkis8362/
Murkes8347/
Merkies77184/
Meurkes77101/
Merkesh7724/
Murkies7717/
Merckes7713/
Mierkys775/
Mierkis774/
Mirques773/
Miorkis772/
Murkesh771/
Mirkuis770/
Mehrkesh712/
Merces6710,351/
Merkys67506/
Merkis67262/
Murkis67113/
Merkez67111/
Merkesova6717/
Merkeš676/
Murkys672/
Mirqis672/
Merqes672/
Mirkisova671/
Myrkys671/

Mirkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirkes in the Russian language
Миркесmirkes-

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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 Mirkes
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