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 occurs most in Kosovo. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Pirku occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pirku are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 78 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 10,287. In Kosovo it is primarily concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 96 percent are found, District of Pristina, where 3 percent are found and District of Ferizaj, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kosovo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

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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