Mirkin Surname

196,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Mirkin Surname User-submission:

It is a Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) metronymic surname from the Yiddish female personal name Mirke, a pet form of the Biblical Hebrew name Miryam, a very ancient name of uncertain etymology, perhaps meaning 'wished-for child', from an Egyptian root mrj with the addition of the Hebrew feminine diminutive suffix -am.

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Mirkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8171:443,64638,107
Russia4671:308,61531,414
Israel4261:20,0882,991
Argentina1841:232,30118,973
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England121:4,643,172139,951
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Mirkin (10) may also be a first name.

Mirkin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) metronymic surname from the Yiddish female personal name Mirke, a pet form of the Biblical Hebrew name Miryam, a very ancient name of uncertain etymology, perhaps meaning 'wished-for child', from an Egyptian root mrj with the addition of the Hebrew feminine diminutive suffix -am.

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Mirkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mirkin (Hindi: मिरकीन, Russian: Миркин) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mirkin is the 196,716th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,421,383 people. The last name Mirkin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Mirkin live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mirkin is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Mirkin is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 817 people, or 1 in 443,646. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.

Mirkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mirkin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mirkin last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mirkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Mirkin surname are 18.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.85% registered with the party.

The amount Mirkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.11% more than the national average, earning R 416,136 per year; in United States they earn 39.27% more than the national average, earning $60,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning $61,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirkina92631/
Mirkind9211/
Mirrkin922/
Merkin831,553/
Murkin831,350/
Myrkin8350/
Mircin8339/
Mirken8334/
Mierkienė802/
Mirkinova801/
Merkina77262/
Mirchin7795/
Myrkina7756/
Meerkin7737/
Merkion7719/
Merkind772/
Merkienė71542/
Mirkeeng712/
Miercken710/
Merken671,445/
Murken67863/
Mercin67125/
Myrkyn6791/
Merkyn6745/
Murkyn6737/
Mürken6732/
Märken6721/
Merkinova672/
Merknh671/
Merkne671/
Mirkenova671/

Mirkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirkin in the Hindi language
मिरकीनmirakina-
Mirkin in the Russian language
Миркинmirkin-

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