Shirks Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Shirks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Shirks Last Name Facts

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

Shirks (Russian: Ширкс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shirks.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shirks reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shirks is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Shirks is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 41 percent are found, Virginia, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Shirks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shirks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shirks surname rose 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shirks are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Shirks earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.9% less than the national average, earning $31,541 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirk919,140/
Sirks91188/
Schircks8642/
Shirke8365,204/
Schirk83605/
Sierks83337/
Shirck8394/
Shierk8389/
Shirkh8320/
Chirks831/
Seirks831/
Sheirk831/
Shairk831/
Shuirk831/
Sherks830/
Sireks830/
Sirk802,346/
Schirck77396/
Siercks77270/
Schürks7741/
Schierk7723/
Shirkhe7719/
Scherks7715/
Shairke772/
Shirrke772/
Shirkke772/
Sheirkh772/
Shierkh771/
Shihrke771/
Shairkh771/
Shirkhz771/
Schurks771/
Sherk732,251/
Sirek731,971/
Sirke73747/
Sierk73490/
Cirks73176/
Zirks7355/
Surks7342/
Soirk735/
Shirg734/
Shyrk733/
Sirck731/
Sairk731/
Sehrk731/
Shirq731/
Sirrk730/
Seirk730/
Shirkova711,098/
Schürcks7130/
Schuerks7119/
Sierck67438/
Sherke67381/
Scherk67334/
Sherck67235/
Schirg67187/
Sierke6755/
Sherkh6728/
Cirkse6723/
Zsirke6716/
Shirgh675/
Cherks675/
Sirrek673/
Sirkhe672/
Searks672/
Suerks672/
Sirecs671/
Shairc671/
Chitrk671/
Schirkova671/
Sirekh671/
Shjrke671/
Shirkhova671/
Seirke671/
Sireke671/
Seirck670/
Sehrke670/
Sireck670/

Shirks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirks in the Russian language
Ширксsirks-

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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 Shirks
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