Shirken Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shirken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Shirken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirken is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Shirken live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 33 percent reside, Connecticut, where 22 percent reside and New York, where 22 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Shirken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shirken surname grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirken Last Name Statistics demography

Shirken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schirken937/
Sirken92337/
Shirkin86573/
Szirken8612/
Sherken861/
Shirkina80686/
Schürken8079/
Scherken802/
Schurken801/
Shairkin801/
Shierkin800/
Sirkin771,163/
Sürken77174/
Serken7744/
Sirkén775/
Surken772/
Shurkin71950/
Sirkina71283/
Sherkin7191/
Suerken7187/
Shyrkyn7156/
Shurkyn7148/
Sherkenova7117/
Sirekin7116/
Sirchen7113/
Sırıken7113/
Sierkin7111/
Sherkyn714/
Shyrkin713/
Szirkin711/
Schurkn711/
Cirkeng710/
Surcken710/
Shirchin67446/
Schurkin67267/
Shyrkyna6777/
Sherkina6739/
Širkienė6734/
Shyrekyn676/
Surkienė675/
Surkn674/
Sherkhne673/
Scherkin673/
Sherkyna673/
Sherchen672/
Shyrkina672/
Sirqueen671/
Sheurkin671/
Sherking670/

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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 Shirken
  • 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