Pirkka Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pirkka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Pirkka (344) may also be a first name.

Pirkka Last Name Facts

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

Pirkka is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pirkka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pirkka reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia. Pirkka is also the 470,492nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 344 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,099,340. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Southern Savonia, where 60 percent are found and South Karelia, where 40 percent are found. Aside from Finland Pirkka is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirka91289/
Pirkha83113/
Pirkad8389/
Pirkau8323/
Perkka8319/
Pirkko8310/
Piorka836/
Prekka832/
Pirkay831/
Pirkai831/
Pierka831/
Pirkhah77187/
Prekkha774/
Pierkah771/
Pirkasd771/
Pirkait771/
Perka735,380/
Preka732,243/
Pyrka731,939/
Pirca731,229/
Pirko73882/
Purka73804/
Pirke73201/
Pirkó7366/
Pěrka7328/
Pirki7326/
Pírka7317/
Pirky733/
Puirkait711/
Pirhkhah711/
Perkkaya711/
Pirkhead710/
Pirkey67460/
Phirke67318/
Pierko67205/
Pärkkä67133/
Piorko67118/
Pyrkha67117/
Purkha6785/
Pircea6751/
Perkga6748/
Prekau6746/
Pirkis6744/
Pirkoś6742/
Perkaj6742/
Pircau6742/
Purcka6742/
Pirkos6740/
Perkko6722/
Prekki6720/
Pirkhasht6719/
Perkaz6717/
Purkai6716/
Perkha6716/
Perkai6712/
Perkaa6710/
Perkki678/
Percka678/
Pirkes678/
Phirki676/
Prekha675/
Pirkeh675/
Pierca673/
Pirkie673/
Perkca673/
Peerka672/
Pirkhi672/
Pearka671/
Pherka671/
Prekke671/
Pirrko671/
Prekay671/
Pyrzka671/
Pircat671/
Pirkou671/
Perkah671/
Pierke670/

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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 Pirkka
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