Virke Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Sweden

Virke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden111:895,16066,831
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Virke (34) may also be a first name.

Virke Last Name Facts

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

Virke is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Virke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Virke is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Virke reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America. Virke is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

The last name Virke is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Paraná, where 83 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 8 percent are found and São Paulo, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 37 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Virke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Virke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Virke surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vierke91710/
Virkez9113/
Virk8916,367/
Viercke8328/
Virkett831/
Firke80538/
Vierk80415/
Verke80206/
Virki80127/
Virks80119/
Virka80115/
Vreke8071/
Virkh8071/
Wirke8068/
Uirke807/
Virck806/
Vurke803/
Virky801/
Veirk800/
Virce800/
Vairecke774/
Virkki731,101/
Fierke73490/
Vierck73401/
Phirke73318/
Vircks73166/
Verkey7398/
Wirkes7396/
Virche7392/
Virgue7368/
Firkey7352/
Vehrke7343/
Verker7328/
Firker7321/
Vrekke7319/
Vurcke7311/
Vährke739/
Fhirke735/
Virque734/
Wierke733/
Veirek733/
Fircke732/
Vircei731/
Veireg731/
Veirck731/
Vhirki731/
Weirke731/
Witrke731/
Vrecke731/
Fairke731/
Firzke731/
Firrke731/
Firkes731/
Verkeh731/
Verked731/
Verkei731/
Verkee731/
Birkee730/
Feirke730/
Firkie730/
Wirk67562/
Verk67506/
Värk67247/
Virc67176/
Vreg6756/
Virchea6754/
Virquez6735/
Virg6732/
Wircker6729/
Veireck6723/
Virkova6713/
Wiråker6710/
Uirk6710/
Virq678/
Vyrk678/
Vrek676/
Virques673/
Virková673/
Firckey672/
Birckey672/
Virkich671/
Vuerker671/
Vîrk671/
Weireke671/
Vjrk671/
Birkhea671/
Phirkhe671/
Fircker671/
Firzkee671/
Fierkie671/
Fierkey670/
Firckes670/
Whirkey670/
Firkeis670/
Vercker670/

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