Virko Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Virko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
Belarus751:126,68118,297
Finland361:152,68613,963
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Virko (342) may also be a first name.

Virko Last Name Facts

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

Virko (Hindi: विरको, Russian: Вирко) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virko? popularity and diffusion

Virko is the 959,117th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. Virko is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Virko live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 472,030th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 342 people.

The surname Virko is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 1,298,406. In Russia Virko is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 28 percent reside and Finland, where 13 percent reside.

Virko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Virko are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaireko831/
Vyrko80660/
Firko80282/
Verko80239/
Virka80115/
Vreko80114/
Virco8047/
Wirko8012/
Vurko806/
Vairekoi7743/
Vrecko73289/
Verkou7344/
Fierko7343/
Wiorko7339/
Vrekou7327/
Verkko7325/
Firkho7322/
Birkoy7315/
Verkot7310/
Verkho734/
Firkoj734/
Vyrkou734/
Vyrkos734/
Verkos733/
Verkoy733/
Wirkou733/
Virkau732/
Verkoi731/
Fiorko731/
Fircko731/
Hbirko731/
Wirkoh731/
Virkad731/
Vierka731/
Vierco730/
Virkatt6762/
Verkhos6758/
Verkooy6727/
Vaireka6720/
Hbirkou6711/
Verkhoz675/
Vehyrko673/
Verzhko671/
Wirkocz671/
Veercko671/
Vearkot671/
Verkott671/
Verkkot671/
Wiercko671/

Virko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virko in the Hindi language
विरकोvirako-
Virko in the Russian language
Виркоvirko-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Virko
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