Virkus Surname

371,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Virkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3561:226,13925,268
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Estonia1921:6,884830
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Finland71:785,24338,644
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Virkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virkus (Russian: Виркус) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Virkus.

How Common Is The Last Name Virkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 371,870th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,551,861 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Virkus are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 226,139. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 31 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Estonia, where 20 percent reside.

Virkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Virkus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Virkus surname increased 2,792 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Virkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Virkus last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Virkus earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $45,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virkhus921/
Virkhaus8615/
Wirkus833,282/
Firkus83796/
Vircus833/
Wierkus7740/
Verkush7717/
Fierkus776/
Firkuss771/
Verkeus771/
Firckus770/
Birkhaus713/
Verkhush711/
Verkuist711/
Verkhaus711/
Birkuš6735/
Byrkus6733/
Ferkus6717/
Fürkus6710/
Wyrkus674/
Vyrkos674/
Verkos673/
Wirkuś672/
Vercus672/
Verkuysse671/
Werkus670/

Virkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virkus in the Russian language
Виркусvirkus-

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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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  • 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 Virkus
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