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

The surname Shirks (Russian: Ширкс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shirks.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Shirks is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shirks live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shirks is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Shirks is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 41 percent are found, Virginia, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Shirks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shirks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shirks surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the 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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