Pirkis Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pirkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Pirkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirkis occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Pirkis reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pirkis is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England Pirkis is mostly found in: Suffolk, where 45 percent reside, East Sussex, where 15 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Pirkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pirkis has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pirkis last name increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirkish921/
Pirkiss920/
Pirki9126/
Purkis831,723/
Perkis83396/
Pirkes838/
Phirki836/
Pirkie833/
Pirkic832/
Pirkhi832/
Pirkai831/
Pyrkis830/
Purkiss773,134/
Perkiss77168/
Pierkes7785/
Pirkesh7720/
Perckis777/
Pirkeus771/
Purkais771/
Pirkait771/
Perkies771/
Perkuis770/
Perkise770/
Pirkess770/
Pirka73289/
Pirke73201/
Perki7365/
Pirqi7316/
Preki7312/
Pirky733/
Puirkait711/
Perkes671,091/
Pirkey67460/
Phirke67318/
Pirchi67226/
Perkič67128/
Pirkha67113/
Perkic6788/
Perkio6771/
Percis6740/
Perkyi6728/
Purkes6723/
Prekki6720/
Perkie6715/
Perkai6712/
Perkhi6710/
Perkitsch678/
Perkki678/
Prekiç677/
Pirkka676/
Pirkeh675/
Perkij672/
Perkih671/
Perkiy671/
Pierka671/
Pirkay671/
Perkys671/
Pierke670/
Perkip670/

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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 Pirkis
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