Pirkins Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pirkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Pirkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirkins is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pirkins are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 45 percent are found, Illinois, where 36 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Latvia, where 7 percent are found.

Pirkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pirkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pirkins last name fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pirkins Last Name Statistics demography

Pirkins earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.18% less than the national average, earning $27,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierkins931/
Peirkins930/
Perkins86206,114/
Purkins86280/
Prekins8613/
Pirkens861/
Pircins860/
Pearkins8012/
Perkinns807/
Peerkins804/
Perkinss803/
Perkinsd802/
Perckins801/
Pperkins801/
Perkiens801/
Perkimns801/
Perkinse801/
Perrkins801/
Purkinss800/
Peirkens800/
Perkkins800/
Perkns779/
D'Perkins753/
Perkens7120/
Perkinz7110/
Perkyns717/
Perkinx711/
Perkinsová711/
Percins710/
Purkens710/
Perckens673/
Perquins672/
Percens572/

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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 Pirkins
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