Wirkkala Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Wirkkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirkkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:710,70456,075
Finland1341:41,0205,167
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wirkkala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirkkala occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirkkala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wirkkala is the 501,369th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. The last name Wirkkala occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wirkkala reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 710,704. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 47 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Wirkkala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirkkala surname are 24.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.15% registered to vote for the party.

Wirkkala earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $39,439 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirkkalla941/
Wirkala9350/
Virkkala88651/
Werkkala889/
Wirkalla882/
Wirkola80193/
Virkala803/
Wirkali801/
Verkkala755/
Birkalla751/
Veerkkala713/
Virkola6739/
Verkala6726/
Birkale677/
Vurkala675/
Virkela673/
Virkale671/

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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
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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 Wirkkala
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