Pirkin Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pirkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pirkin (10) may also be a first name.

Pirkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirkin (Hindi: पिरकीं, Russian: Пиркин) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Pirkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Pirkin reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

Pirkin is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,362,673. In Russia Pirkin is most numerous in: Moscow, where 20 percent reside, Mari El Republic, where 16 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Russia Pirkin occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 19 percent reside.

Pirkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pirkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pirkin surname decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pirkin surname is chiefly Orthodox (40%) in Russia.

In The United States Pirkin are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirkina92120/
Pirking924/
Perkin833,789/
Pyrkin83664/
Purkin8389/
Prekin8349/
Pirken834/
Pircin831/
Perkina771,763/
Pyrkina77929/
Pirquin7774/
Pyorkin7710/
Perkinn776/
Perkisn775/
Perkind775/
Puerkin772/
Phurkin771/
Pirkent770/
Pierquin71925/
Pyorkina719/
Pirkenne711/
Purkienė711/
Perkgkin711/
Percin67310/
Perkyn67147/
Pyrkyn6764/
Perkün6751/
Purken6721/
Perken6710/
Pirquinne679/
Prekyn675/
Perkne675/
Pircen672/
Preken671/
Perqin671/
Perkinova671/
Prekhn671/
Pyrcin671/
Purqin671/

Pirkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirkin in the Hindi language
पिरकींpirakim-
Pirkin in the Russian language
Пиркинpirkin-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pirkin
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