Virkelyst Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Virkelyst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virkelyst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark931:60,6966,147
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Virkelyst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Virkelyst has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Virkelyst? popularity and diffusion

Virkelyst is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Virkelyst are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Virkelyst is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 60,696. In Denmark Virkelyst is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 39 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 18 percent reside. Barring Denmark this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Virkelyst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Virkelyst last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Virkelyst earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verkelytė788/
Verkelyte781/
Verkely758/
Virkelä756/
Virkela753/
Verkelis713/
Virceles711/
Virkeler710/
Birkeley710/
Birckeley670/

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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 Virkelyst
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