Shirek Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shirek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Shirek Last Name Facts

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

Shirek occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shirek live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 1,421,408. In The United States Shirek is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent reside, North Dakota, where 23 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Shirek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shirek surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shirek last name are 28.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.58% registered with the political party.

Shirek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schirek9216/
Shireke921/
Shirekh921/
Sirek911,971/
Schireck865/
Schierek862/
Shiereck861/
Shireack861/
Sierek83365/
Siriek83329/
Sherek83206/
Shirik8391/
Shurek8350/
Szirek8315/
Sireek839/
Shirec833/
Sirrek833/
Scirek833/
Sirekh831/
Shireg831/
Sireke831/
Sireks830/
Sireck830/
Schiereck80313/
Shirekova801/
Schurek77288/
Shereck77250/
Scherek7770/
Sherekh7739/
Shereyk7732/
Shereke7711/
Chitrek779/
Shirike775/
Shureck774/
Shitrik772/
Schirik771/
Sirriek771/
Shirisk771/
Shereek771/
Sehreck771/
Shairec771/
Sheurek771/
Siereck771/
Shirikh771/
Chairek771/
Shirick770/
Sherrek770/
Syrek732,977/
Sürek732,235/
Serek732,229/
Sirik731,964/
Surek731,458/
Siryk73361/
Sirex73291/
Sireg73261/
Sirec7366/
Cirek7341/
Širek738/
Sireq732/
Shirkova711,098/
Schereck71104/
Schureck7162/
Chaireak7146/
Shiraike7142/
Schirick7124/
Schereik7120/
Sireková7110/
Shchirik7110/
Shereekh718/
Schüreck716/
Chaireck715/
Shereekk713/
Sirekova713/
Shirrick712/
Chirekhe711/
Szierzek711/
Scheirik711/
Scherzek711/
Sherriek710/
Sherreck710/
Shiryock710/
Seyrek678,510/
Szurek671,680/
Sereke671,635/
Shirikova67622/
Sherik67492/
Surekh67443/
Sireix67325/
Seireg67311/
Chyrek67300/
Sureck67284/
Sirike67120/
Shurik67108/
Schürheck67104/
Sergek67103/
Sireag6783/
Sejrek6782/
Seiryk6757/
Sereck6754/
Shairrick6752/
Shuryk6747/
Zsurek6740/
Schirrick6737/
Serekh6733/
Sirrik6727/
Chiryk6726/
Schiricke6724/
Scheureck6723/
Sirzyk6721/
Scheirick6720/
Sieryk6718/
Suriek6717/
Serhek6717/
Shyrik6715/
Sireac6713/
Scherreik6713/
Sirikh6711/
Sirick6711/
Sherekova6710/
Sireyx678/
Sairik677/
Sheryk676/
Sereik674/
Shereg674/
Sirykh673/
Shirykova673/
Shirig673/
Schierick673/
Serrek673/
Schereeck672/
Schurheck672/
Seirec672/
Sirajk671/
Schirkova671/
Sciryk671/
Siretc671/
Shierrick671/
Sereak671/
Zireyk671/
Sirecs671/
Shiriq671/
Siereg671/
Szerek671/
Chittreck671/
Schiritke671/
Sierik670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shirek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis