Virks Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Virks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Virks Demographics
Average Virks Salary in
United States
$22,786 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Virks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Virks is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Virks? popularity and diffusion
Virks is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Virks occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Virks are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 90 percent are found, Semigallia, where 5 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.
Virks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Virks surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vircks | 91 | 166 | / |
| Vierks | 91 | 9 | / |
| Virksh | 91 | 6 | / |
| Virk | 89 | 16,367 | / |
| Birks | 80 | 6,896 | / |
| Vierk | 80 | 415 | / |
| Firks | 80 | 224 | / |
| Virkh | 80 | 71 | / |
| Wirks | 80 | 56 | / |
| Virke | 80 | 30 | / |
| Virck | 80 | 6 | / |
| Vurks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Verks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veirk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vierck | 73 | 401 | / |
| Wierks | 73 | 173 | / |
| Bircks | 73 | 46 | / |
| Fircks | 73 | 33 | / |
| Wircks | 73 | 21 | / |
| Birkås | 73 | 12 | / |
| Birksø | 73 | 3 | / |
| Veirek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Birksh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vreksh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veirck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Virggs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bierks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Birrks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Biorks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fierks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wirk | 67 | 562 | / |
| Verk | 67 | 506 | / |
| Värk | 67 | 247 | / |
| Virc | 67 | 176 | / |
| Virg | 67 | 32 | / |
| Veireck | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wiercks | 67 | 13 | / |
| Virkova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uirk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Virq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vyrk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vrek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Virková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vjrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biercks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vîrk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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