Vankirk Surname

134,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,357 people bear this surname

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

Vankirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vankirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3301:108,84711,889
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9041:55,5526,225

Vankirk (13) may also be a first name.

Vankirk Last Name Facts

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

Vankirk is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vankirk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vankirk is the 134,166th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,170,851 people. Vankirk is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Vankirk reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename on earth, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,330 people, or 1 in 108,847. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Vankirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vankirk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 368 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vankirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vankirk are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% registered with the party.

Vankirk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vankirck931/
Vankirks931/
Vankerk8667/
Vankurk866/
Vonkirk862/
Bankirk862/
Vancirk860/
Vankerck801/
Vankurck800/
Bonkerk5715/
Bankerg573/
Vancurg571/
Bankerq571/

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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 Vankirk
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