Schirk Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Schirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3081:261,38127,997
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Austria751:113,53916,032
France401:1,660,568152,033
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Schirk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schirk is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schirk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schirk reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schirk is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 261,381. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Austria, where 12 percent reside.

Schirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schirk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schirk surname grew 742 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schirk last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Schirk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $50,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schirck92396/
Schierk9223/
Shirk919,140/
Shirke8365,204/
Scherk83334/
Schurk83257/
Schirg83187/
Shirck8394/
Shierk8389/
Schürk8384/
Shirks8383/
Shirkh8320/
Chirks831/
Chitrk831/
Sheirk831/
Shairk831/
Shuirk831/
Sirk802,346/
Cirk80316/
Schirkova801/
Scherck77256/
Schurck7766/
Scherke7757/
Chirkhe7741/
Schürks7741/
Schuhrk7727/
Schürck7722/
Shirkhe7719/
Scherks7715/
Schuerk773/
Sheirkh772/
Shirkke772/
Shirrke772/
Shairke772/
Shairkh771/
Shirkhz771/
Chihrck771/
Shihrke771/
Shierkh771/
Scheurk770/
Sherk732,251/
Sirek731,971/
Sirke73747/
Sierk73490/
Cirks73176/
Chirc7364/
Shurk7332/
Chyrk7330/
Sührk7315/
Soirk735/
Shirg734/
Circk733/
Cirke733/
Shyrk733/
Sirck731/
Scerk731/
Sairk731/
Sehrk731/
Shirq731/
Sirrk730/
Suhrk730/
Seirk730/
Shirkova711,098/
Schürcks7130/
Scheerke718/
Schuhrck711/
Scherg67525/
Schürg67429/
Sherke67381/
Sierks67337/
Schurg67265/
Sierke6755/
Sherkh6728/
Scherková6720/
Zsirke6716/
Shurkh6716/
Chirrx675/
Cherks675/
Shirgh675/
Chirgh675/
Sirrek673/
Schurc672/
Sirkhe672/
Sirekh671/
Chairg671/
Cehrke671/
Shjrke671/
Seirks671/
Shirkhova671/
Seirke671/
Scherkova671/
Sireke671/
Shairc671/
Sherks670/
Seirck670/
Sehrke670/
Sireck670/
Cheerk670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schirk
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