Virk Surname

32,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Greenland

Virk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,6901:134,8098,616
Pakistan3,2681:54,6652,168
Canada2,2391:16,4562,378
United States1,5921:227,67521,993
England1,5161:36,7534,810
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Australia3611:74,7808,771
United Arab Emirates2731:33,5613,588
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Spain471:994,72437,216
Slovenia441:56,5388,862
Sweden411:240,16516,652
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Norway241:214,26224,079
China111:124,301,9616,553
Greenland71:8,054710
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Oman51:737,5946,889
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Vîrk (1) are calculated separately.

Virk (95) may also be a first name.

Virk Last Name Facts

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

Virk (Arabic: فيرك, Hindi: विर्क, Russian: Вирк) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant: Vîrk. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,522nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 445,259 people. The surname Virk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Virk reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Virk is also the 974,243rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 95 people.

Virk is most numerous in India, where it is held by 5,690 people, or 1 in 134,809. In India Virk is most numerous in: Punjab, where 68 percent reside, Haryana, where 6 percent reside and Delhi, where 5 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Virk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Virk last name are 2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Virk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.2% less than the national average, earning 245,039 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.19% less than the national average, earning R 118,368 per year; in United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $56,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vîrk921/
Vierk89415/
Virks89119/
Virkh8971/
Virke8930/
Virck896/
Veirk890/
Vierck80401/
Vircks80166/
Veirek803/
Veirck801/
Wirk75562/
Verk75506/
Värk75247/
Virc75176/
Firk7539/
Virg7532/
Uirk7510/
Virq758/
Vyrk758/
Vrek756/
Vjrk751/
Vurk750/
Veireck7323/
Virkova7313/
Virková733/
Firke67538/
Verke67206/
Verkh67185/
Wierk67110/
Vreck6774/
Vreke6771/
Wirke6768/
Wirks6756/
Vierg6732/
Wirkh6731/
Birkø6724/
Fierk6712/
Virkhova6711/
Wirck6711/
Firck6711/
Výrek679/
Uirke677/
Vyrkh675/
Vairecke674/
Wairk673/
Veark672/
Virgh672/
Wijrk671/
Veerk671/
Buirk671/
Vierc671/
Verck671/
Virgp671/
Verkå671/
Witrk671/
Verks671/
Visrc671/
Wirrk671/
Wirgk671/
Firkh671/
Wuirk670/
Verrk670/
Whirk670/

Virk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virk in the Hindi language
विर्कvirka89.47
विरकviraka3.95
वीर्कvirka3.95
Virk in the Russian language
Виркvirk-
Virk in the Arabic language
فيركfyrk-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Virk
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