Širka Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Širka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Širka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2691:26,5612,913
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sirka (10,405) are calculated separately.

Širka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Širka is most common in Serbia. It can also occur as a variant: Sirka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Širka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 790,102nd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname Širka is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Širka live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 26,561. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: South Banat District, where 70 percent live and South Bačka District, where 30 percent live. Barring Serbia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 11 percent live and Slovakia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirka9310,405/
Cirka80508/
Širca80417/
Çirka80137/
Šerka8091/
Širko8060/
Širkaitė771/
Shirka732,312/
Sierka73786/
Sirkka73689/
Scirka7368/
Sireka7345/
Suirka7334/
Szirka7315/
Sgirka7312/
Sirkay738/
Sirkha732/
Cirkas731/
Sirrka731/
Cirkai731/
Zeirka731/
Zirkau731/
Circka731/
Şairka731/
Scierka6761/
Schirka6745/
Zsirkai6729/
Shirkai6712/
Chirkay679/
Shirkap679/
Shirkaa677/
Sirkaap673/
Sirecka671/
Shirkau671/
Saireka671/
Sirekha671/
Shirkaz671/
Seireka671/
Shoirka671/
Sir'kay671/
Soirkas671/
Cirkass671/
Chirkap671/
Sirkaya671/
Seirkai671/
Shirkha671/
Chairka671/

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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 Širka
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