Pirkle Surname

170,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pirkle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5051:144,69414,960
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

Pirkle (13) may also be a first name.

Pirkle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirkle occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,433rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,881,592 people. Pirkle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Pirkle are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,505 people, or 1 in 144,694. In The United States Pirkle is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Pirkle is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Pirkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pirkle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirkle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pirkle surname are 37.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pirkle earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $40,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirkley924/
Pirckle920/
Pircle833/
Purkle832/
Perkle832/
Prekle830/
Pirkla830/
Perkles7795/
Prekele7713/
Preckle779/
Perklie771/
Purkley771/
Perkile771/
Perkley771/
Pirkhla771/
Pirkhil771/
Piercley710/
Percle67975/
Purcle672/
Prekli672/
Pirquli6212/
Preklaj623/
Purcley622/
Perkhel621/
Perckly621/
Percelle5753/
Perkitel5721/
Perkhill576/
Percille572/
Petrklai571/
Pirceall571/
Pearklay571/
Percaille532/
Prequille531/
Peirceall531/
Percla501/
Phetrkhlai501/
Purcly500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pirkle
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