Pyrkh Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Pyrkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pyrkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus9251:10,2711,542
Russia2871:502,17146,262
Ukraine1891:240,86131,812
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Pyrkh Last Name Facts

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

Pyrkh (Russian: Пырх) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pyrkh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,389th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. Pyrkh is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Pyrkh reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pyrkh is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is carried by 925 people, or 1 in 10,271. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Gomel Region, where 91 percent live, Minsk, where 4 percent live and Brest Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belarus it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent live and Ukraine, where 13 percent live.

Pyrkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Belarus.

In The United States Pyrkh are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 41.18% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyrk8992/
Peyrekh831/
Pyrek802,904/
Pyrch80760/
Pyrke80153/
Pirkh8018/
Perkh807/
Prekh802/
Pyrkhova7728/
Peyrek7348/
Pyrrek7315/
Pyreck733/
Pairkh732/
Pyrech731/
Peerkh731/
Perk674,157/
Pyrkova671,340/
Pirk671,096/
Prek67503/
Pyrc67336/
Pärk6729/
Pérk6710/
Pohyrke678/
Pyrx671/
Pyrq671/
Pirkhsh671/
Pyrkowa671/
Phirkhe671/

Pyrkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pyrkh in the Russian language
Пырхpyrh-

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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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  • 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 Pyrkh
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