Wirk Surname
Approximately 562 people bear this surname
Wirk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 436 | 1:409,734 | 7,651 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Wirk (10) may also be a first name.
Wirk Demographics
Average Wirk Salary in
United States
$65,116 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wirk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wirk is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wirk is the 563,577th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The surname Wirk is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Wirk live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wirk is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 409,734. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 89 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent are found and Sindh, where 3 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.
Wirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wirk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wirk last name fell 11 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wirk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wirk are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wirk earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 50.91% more than the national average, earning $65,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $56,122 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wierk | 89 | 110 | / |
| Wirke | 89 | 68 | / |
| Wirks | 89 | 56 | / |
| Wirkh | 89 | 31 | / |
| Wirck | 89 | 11 | / |
| Wairk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wijrk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wirgk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wirrk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Witrk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuirk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whirk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wierck | 80 | 79 | / |
| Wircks | 80 | 21 | / |
| Weirck | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weirke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witrke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woirek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Virk | 75 | 16,367 | / |
| Werk | 75 | 2,399 | / |
| Wurk | 75 | 31 | / |
| Uirk | 75 | 10 | / |
| Würk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wrek | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wirq | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wirg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wjrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weireke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weireck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Werke | 67 | 13,151 | / |
| Vierk | 67 | 415 | / |
| Werck | 67 | 188 | / |
| Virks | 67 | 119 | / |
| Virkh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wyrek | 67 | 45 | / |
| Würke | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wirgs | 67 | 33 | / |
| Virke | 67 | 30 | / |
| Birkø | 67 | 24 | / |
| Würck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uirke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wircx | 67 | 6 | / |
| Virck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wairg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wurck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weerk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wreck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyrck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirgt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veirk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whirg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wirgh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiorg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wirk
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