Virkama Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Virkama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virkama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland441:124,92512,029
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Virkama (21) may also be a first name.

Virkama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Virkama (Hindi: विर्कमा) occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virkama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Virkama is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Virkama occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Virkama live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

It is most widespread in Finland, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 124,925. In Finland Virkama is most common in: Ostrobothnia, where 43 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 25 percent are found and Central Ostrobothnia, where 18 percent are found. Other than Finland Virkama is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and Peru, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verkama8618/
Firkama866/
Firkamga801/
Verkamo716/
Furkama714/
Virkemo711/
Verkamer6760/
Berkaama676/
Firkamey671/
Werkema57504/
Berkami577/
Berkamy571/
Berkamo570/
Vercamer53905/
Bjørkamo5323/
Vercamme5318/
Berkhami536/
Verkhomoi50132/
Verkhomiy5015/
Verkhomyi5011/
Vercammer505/

Virkama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virkama in the Hindi language
विर्कमाvirkama-

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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 Virkama
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