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| In ], '''Virk''' is a last name which is based on that of a ] clan. | |||
| In India, '''Virk''' is a last name which is based on that of a ] clan supposedly founded by a ] called Virak.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Coates |first2=Richard |last3=McClure |first3=Peter |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |date=17 November 2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-252747-9 |page=2801 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ |quote=Virk..Jat clan. The founder of the clan is believed to have been a Rajput called Virak}}</ref> | |||
| Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include: | Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include: | ||
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Surname used in greater Punjab and parts of Europe For village in Punjab region, see Virk, Jalandhar.
In Punjab, Virk is a last name which is based on that of a Jat clan.
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Adnan Virk, Canadian television sportscaster
- Ammy Virk, Indian Punjabi-language singer
- Jani Virk (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
- Kapur Singh Virk, Sikh warrior
- Kuwar Virk, Indian singer
- Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant
- Manjinder Virk (born 1975), British actress, film director and writer
- Shahab-ud-Din Virk (died 1946) British Indian lawyer and politician
- Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist
Other
- Virk (վիրք), one of the Armenian-language names of Georgia
References
- Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0199756551. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Virk. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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