Shirk Surname

55,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Shirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4941:42,6725,233
Afghanistan3961:81,1952,302
Canada1141:323,20729,592
India351:21,916,154310,282
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belize61:59,2462,743
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Swaziland41:324,550996
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Palau11:21,643223
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8691:26,8693,297

Shirk (102) may also be a first name.

Shirk Last Name Facts

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

Shirk (Arabic: شركيه, Hindi: शीरक, Russian: Ширк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shirk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,551st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 797,324 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Shirk live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shirk is also the 935,178th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 102 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,494 people, or 1 in 42,672. In The United States Shirk is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 28 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Shirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shirk surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Shirk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.46% more than the national average, earning R 405,084 per year; in United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $46,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirke9165,204/
Schirk91605/
Shirck9194/
Shierk9189/
Shirks9183/
Shirkh9120/
Shuirk911/
Shairk911/
Sheirk911/
Sirk892,346/
Schirck83396/
Schierk8323/
Shirkhe8319/
Shirrke832/
Sheirkh832/
Shirkke832/
Shairke832/
Shairkh831/
Shihrke831/
Shierkh831/
Shirkhz831/
Sherk802,251/
Sirek801,971/
Sirke80747/
Sierk80490/
Shurk8032/
Sührk8015/
Soirk805/
Shirg804/
Shyrk803/
Sairk801/
Sirck801/
Sehrk801/
Shirq801/
Suhrk800/
Sirrk800/
Seirk800/
Shirkova771,098/
Sierck73438/
Sherke73381/
Sierks73337/
Scherk73334/
Schurk73257/
Sherck73235/
Schirg73187/
Schürk7384/
Sierke7355/
Sherkh7328/
Shurkh7316/
Zsirke7316/
Sührck739/
Shirgh735/
Sirrek733/
Sirkhe732/
Shjrke731/
Shairc731/
Sireke731/
Seirke731/
Shurck731/
Sirekh731/
Chitrk731/
Chirks731/
Seirks731/
Sehrke730/
Seirck730/
Sherks730/
Sireck730/
Shirkhova711/
Schirkova711/
Sirc67337/
Cirk67316/
Siercks67270/
Scherck67256/
Serk67165/
Sirková67163/
Siercke67140/
Surk6772/
Schurck6766/
Sirkova6761/
Scherke6757/
Sirg6751/
Schürks6741/
Chirkhe6741/
Schuhrk6727/
Schürck6722/
Sürk6722/
Scherks6715/
Sirkowa679/
Schuerk673/
Şirk673/
Sheerke672/
Syrk672/
Sherrkh672/
Sehrcke671/
Chihrck671/
Shairec671/
Çirk671/
Sirx671/
Scheurk670/
Shearck670/

Shirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirk in the Hindi language
शीरकsiraka50
शिरकsiraka50
Shirk in the Russian language
Ширкsirk-
Shirk in the Arabic language
شركيهshrkyh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shirk
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