Newkirk Surname

36,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Newkirk Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Dweller near the recently built church.

Newkirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,0691:25,7633,242
Canada1271:290,12326,993
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
England91:6,190,895170,599
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9871:16,8122,147

Newkirk (31) may also be a first name.

Newkirk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Dweller near the recently built church.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Newkirk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newkirk is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newkirk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,530th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 504,748 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Newkirk reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The last name Newkirk is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,069 people, or 1 in 25,763. In The United States Newkirk is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Newkirk exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Newkirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newkirk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Newkirk surname increased 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newkirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Newkirk are 7.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Newkirk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning R 215,280 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $48,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niewkirk931/
Neuwkirk931/
Newkirke930/
Newkirck930/
Newkeirk930/
Newkerk8645/
Nawkirk862/
Newcirk862/
Newkrek861/
Newkurk861/
Newqirk861/
Newkirková821/
Niewkerk801/
Newquirk801/
Neiwkerk800/
Nywkerk711/
Newcurk710/
Newcreck531/

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