Pirke Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pirke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1751:460,03140,524
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Pirke (23) may also be a first name.

Pirke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirke (Marathi: िपरके) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pirke is the 1,181,191st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name Pirke is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pirke are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pirke is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 460,031. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 37 percent are found, Bavaria, where 31 percent are found and Hamburg, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Pirke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pirke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pirke last name declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pirke surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Pirke earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning $31,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirkey91460/
Phirke91318/
Pirkes918/
Pirkeh915/
Pirkie913/
Pierke910/
Pirk891,096/
Pircker831/
Pierkey831/
Phirkhe831/
Peirker830/
Pirkess830/
Purke801,765/
Perke80706/
Pirka80289/
Pirce80206/
Pyrke80153/
Pierk80101/
Pirck8062/
Piork8031/
Pirki8026/
Pirkh8018/
Pirqe8015/
Pirky803/
Pärke803/
Preke802/
Pirckher7712/
Pirkhead770/
Peirce737,202/
Purkey732,906/
Perkey731,374/
Purkhe73148/
Pirkha73113/
Pircea7351/
Pirkis7344/
Percke7326/
Purkei7318/
Pehrke7318/
Pyrker7316/
Pircey7316/
Perkie7315/
Pirque738/
Pirkka736/
Phirki736/
Pürker736/
Pirche735/
Pirkhi732/
Purkie732/
Prekey732/
Pairkh732/
Perkeu731/
Pierka731/
Perkeh731/
Pirkai731/
Pirkay731/
Peirec731/
Prekke731/
Pirrce731/
Pairce731/
Phirce731/
Pierck730/
Puerke730/
Pairks730/
Purkee730/
Perk674,157/
Pirc673,540/
Prek67503/
Preg67392/
Piorque67205/
Pirkova67182/
Pyrk6792/
Pirková6777/
Pirquet6774/
Pearkes6742/
Perkhed6737/
Perkher6730/
Pärk6729/
Peircey6727/
Pérk6710/
Percker6710/
Pohyrke678/
Pirg673/
Pairque672/
Pirx671/
Pearker671/
Pirkish671/
Pirq671/
Pirkhsh671/
Pürkher671/
Pirkait671/
Pircheh671/
Perkeet671/
Perkecz671/
Pirchei671/
Pheirce670/
Peirgue670/
Pierque670/
Pirkiss670/
Perkess670/
Pearkee670/

Pirke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirke in the Marathi language
िपरकेiparake-

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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
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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 Pirke
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