Pirks Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pirks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pirks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirks (Russian: Пиркс) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pirks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pirks are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is primarily found in: Bedfordshire, where 46 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent reside and Cheshire, where 14 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Pirks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pirks has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pirks last name expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pairks910/
Pirkhsh831/
Piercks831/
Perks8010,884/
Purks80376/
Preks8045/
Pircs8041/
Pirgs801/
Pearks7347/
Perksh7331/
Piercs732/
Prekss731/
Perkse731/
Petrks731/
Percks730/
Pirx671/
Perkz6020/
Pregs602/
Pergs601/
Perchs553/
Percsh551/
Pearcs551/
Precse550/
Preggs550/
Pearcse501/

Pirks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirks in the Russian language
Пирксpirks-

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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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  • 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 Pirks
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