Pirku Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Pirku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo1811:10,2871,545
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pirku (78) may also be a first name.

Pirku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirku is found in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,194,481st most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Pirku occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pirku live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Albano-Europe. Pirku is also the 1,091,646th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 78 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 10,287. In Kosovo Pirku is mostly found in: District of Prizren, where 96 percent reside, District of Pristina, where 3 percent reside and District of Ferizaj, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kosovo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirkau9123/
Pirkou911/
Pirkux911/
Pirkeus831/
Preku80102/
Perku8069/
Pirkó8066/
Pircu8055/
Purku803/
Pirkoush772/
Prekau7346/
Pircau7342/
Perkuš7331/
Pircus7327/
Prekou7318/
Perkou736/
Pyrkou735/
Prekui731/
Perkup731/
Perkeu731/
Purkhu731/
Pircuș731/
Perquku6759/
Perkuth6719/
Perkush678/
Perkous672/
Perkoup671/
Perkauz671/
Perkuis670/
Perkusch6220/
Perkkuth6210/
Perkhaus621/
Perkhout621/
Purcu60438/
Percu60225/
Perkó6057/
Precu605/
Percus5519/
Percut5515/
Perceu5512/
Precou552/
Percup551/
Perkoe551/
Percout504/

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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 Pirku
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