Wirkus Surname
Approximately 3,282 people bear this surname
Wirkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,796 | 1:21,163 | 3,184 |
| United States | 1,017 | 1:356,400 | 31,850 |
| Germany | 373 | 1:215,832 | 24,348 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Wirkuś (2) are calculated separately.
Wirkus Demographics
Wirkus Political Affiliation
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Wirkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wirkus occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Wirkuś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirkus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wirkus is the 136,699th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,220,459 people. The last name Wirkus is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wirkus are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 1,796 people, or 1 in 21,163. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
Wirkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wirkus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wirkus surname expanded 5,085 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wirkus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wirkus are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.76% being registered with the party.
The amount Wirkus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.62% less than the national average, earning 257,418 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,558 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirkuś | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wierkus | 92 | 40 | / |
| Virkus | 83 | 965 | / |
| Wyrkus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Werkus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Virkhus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werkusch | 71 | 56 | / |
| Virkhaus | 71 | 15 | / |
| Birkhaus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wytrkusz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birkuš | 67 | 35 | / |
| Byrkus | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vircus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Werkos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verkush | 62 | 17 | / |
| Berkush | 62 | 2 | / |
| Verkeus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Berkhous | 57 | 33 | / |
| Verkuist | 57 | 1 | / |
| Verkhush | 57 | 1 | / |
| Verkhaus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Berkhaus | 57 | 0 | / |
| Verkuysse | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bercus | 50 | 22 | / |
| Berkuz | 50 | 19 | / |
| Vyrkos | 50 | 4 | / |
| Verkos | 50 | 3 | / |
| Vercus | 50 | 2 | / |
| Berkuś | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Wirkus
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