Wirkin Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wirkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Wirkin (119) may also be a first name.

Wirkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirkin is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wirkin reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Wirkin is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 119 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,923,750. Aside from Poland Wirkin exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Sweden, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierkin9215/
Wirken83585/
Werkin8349/
Virkin835/
Wirquin7726/
Wirchin7722/
Virkina774/
Boirkin771/
Bairkin771/
Wircken770/
Birkn731/
Verkin67824/
Werken67195/
Bürkin6796/
Byrkin6790/
Vyrkin6712/
Birkén679/
Werkén673/
Birqin671/
Wreken671/
Vurkin671/
Uerkin670/

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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 Wirkin
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