Pirko Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Albania

Pirko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2941:490,21445,386
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Albania1111:26,2534,255
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Poland571:666,82057,730
Austria411:207,69425,759
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Pírko (138) & Pirkó (66) are calculated separately.

Pirko (121) may also be a first name.

Pirko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirko (Russian: Пирко) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pírko or Pirkó. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirko? popularity and diffusion

Pirko is the 398,988th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pirko live; 36 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 848,089th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 121 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 490,214. In Russia it is most common in: Voronezh Oblast, where 26 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Albania, where 13 percent are found.

Pirko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pirko last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pirko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $36,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning $45,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pírko93138/
Pirkó9366/
Pierko91205/
Piorko91118/
Pirkoś9142/
Pirkos9140/
Pirkko9110/
Pirrko911/
Pirkou911/
Pirkopf8382/
Pierzko831/
Pirzhko831/
Perko806,017/
Preko803,682/
Pyrko801,329/
Purko80690/
Pirka80289/
Pérko8011/
Pirco805/
Pirkhosh7768/
Pirkóová776/
Pirkoush772/
Pirkha73113/
Pirkad7389/
Pierco7366/
Pirkau7323/
Perkko7322/
Prekou7318/
Prekoh7317/
Perkot7315/
Pyorko7310/
Piorka736/
Pirkka736/
Perkou736/
Pyrkou735/
Perkoh734/
Precko732/
Perkoz732/
Pierka731/
Purkho731/
Perkho731/
Peirco730/
Pirkotsch717/
Peirkhosh711/
Pirkhah67187/
Perkosz67118/
Pyrkocz6741/
Pohyrko677/
Pearkot672/
Perkous672/
Peerkod671/
Perrkot671/
Pierkah671/
Perkoup671/
Petrkos671/
Pirkasd671/
Perkosh671/

Pirko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirko in the Russian language
Пиркоpirko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pirko
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