Pirk Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4441:181,31921,183
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Iran1181:650,69935,122
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Hungary981:100,1669,684
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pirk (108) may also be a first name.

Pirk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirk (Russian: Пирк) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pirk is the 336,335th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pirk are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 108 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 181,319. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Iran, where 11 percent live.

Pirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pirk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pirk last name expanded 1,891 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pirk last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Pirk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.79% more than the national average, earning $50,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $62,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirke89201/
Pierk89101/
Pirck8962/
Piork8931/
Pirkh8918/
Phirke80318/
Pairkh802/
Pierck800/
Pairks800/
Perk754,157/
Pirc753,540/
Purk75874/
Prek75503/
Pyrk7592/
Pärk7529/
Pérk7510/
Pirg753/
Pirx751/
Pürk751/
Pirq751/
Pirkova73182/
Pirková7377/
Pirkhsh731/
Phirkhe731/
Pyrek672,904/
Pyrkh671,461/
Perke67706/
Pírek67345/
Pyrke67153/
Perck6786/
Preck6753/
Pircs6741/
Pierc6731/
Phrek6725/
Petrk6719/
Purck6717/
Pirqe6715/
Purkh6713/
Pýrek6711/
Pairc6710/
Perkh677/
Peirc674/
Puerk673/
Peerk673/
Pärke673/
Preke672/
Prekh672/
Peirkova671/
Pierg671/
Peark671/
Pirgs671/
Pirgh671/
Phurk671/
Pherk670/

Pirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirk in the Russian language
Пиркpirk-

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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
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  • 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 Pirk
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