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 surname Mirkin (Hindi: मिरकीन, Russian: Миркин) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 196,716th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,421,383 people. Mirkin is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Mirkin reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mirkin is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 817 people, or 1 in 443,646. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent live and Israel, where 20 percent live.

Mirkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mirkin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mirkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mirkin surname are 18.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.85% being registered to vote for the political 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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