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Virk is a last name used by Sikhs in Punjab, India, which is based on that of a Jat clan supposedly founded by a Rajput called Virak.

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

1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2801. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Virk: Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat clan. The founder of the clan is believed to have been a Rajput called Virak
2. 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.

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