Veirik Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Veirik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
Veirik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veirik Come From? nationality or country of origin
Veirik (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﺮﻙ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Veirik? popularity and diffusion
The surname Veirik is the 4,908,606th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Veirik reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Veirik is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 92 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Veirik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veirik in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻴﺮﻙ | fyrk | - |
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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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- 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 Veirik
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