Virks Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Virks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia391:52,5657,946
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Virks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virks occurs most in Latvia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Virks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virks? popularity and diffusion

Virks is the 1,666,404th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Virks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Virks are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 90 percent reside, Semigallia, where 5 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Latvia Virks is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Virks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Virks surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Virks earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.19% less than the national average, earning $22,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vircks91166/
Vierks919/
Virksh916/
Virk8916,367/
Birks806,896/
Vierk80415/
Firks80224/
Virkh8071/
Wirks8056/
Virke8030/
Virck806/
Vurks802/
Verks801/
Veirk800/
Vierck73401/
Wierks73173/
Bircks7346/
Fircks7333/
Wircks7321/
Birkås7312/
Birksø733/
Veirek733/
Birksh732/
Vreksh731/
Veirck731/
Virggs731/
Bierks730/
Birrks730/
Biorks730/
Fierks730/
Wirk67562/
Verk67506/
Värk67247/
Virc67176/
Virg6732/
Veireck6723/
Wiercks6713/
Virkova6713/
Uirk6710/
Virq678/
Vyrk678/
Vrek676/
Virková673/
Vjrk671/
Biercks671/
Vîrk671/

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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 Virks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis