Wirks Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wirks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wirks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirks occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Wirks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wirks live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wirks is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Wirks is most numerous in: Florida, where 31 percent reside, Georgia, where 16 percent reside and Ohio, where 16 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Japan, where 2 percent reside.

Wirks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wirks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wirks last name increased 643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirks surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Wirks earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.36% more than the national average, earning $79,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierks91173/
Wircks9121/
Wirk89562/
Wiercks8313/
Virks80119/
Wierk80110/
Wirke8068/
Wirgs8033/
Werks8031/
Wirkh8031/
Wirck8011/
Wairk803/
Witrk801/
Wirrk801/
Wirgk801/
Wijrk801/
Wreks801/
Whirk800/
Wuirk800/
Vircks73166/
Wierck7379/
Bircks7346/
Birkås7312/
Vierks739/
Virksh736/
Wierkx735/
Wrecks735/
Birksø733/
Weirck732/
Birksh732/
Woirek731/
Weirke731/
Witrke731/
Birrks730/
Virk6716,367/
Werk672,399/
Wierckx67233/
Wierckz6742/
Uirk6710/
Wrek675/
Wirq673/
Wirg673/
Wjrk671/
Weireke671/
Wierchs671/
Weireck670/

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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 Wirks
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