Dorkey Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dorkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia841:52,4834,660
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dorkey (10) may also be a first name.

Dorkey Last Name Facts

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

Dorkey is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dorkey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Dorkey live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 52,483. In Liberia Dorkey is most common in: Grand Kru County, where 74 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 15 percent are found and Maryland County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Liberia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Dorkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorkey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorkey last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Dorkey earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorckey921/
Dorke91661/
Dorky9119/
Darkey833,729/
Dorcey83482/
Durkey8394/
Derkey8319/
Dorkhe8316/
Dorkeh8315/
Dhorke8311/
Dorked839/
Dorkee832/
Doorke831/
Dourke831/
Dorkye831/
Dorkhy831/
Dohrke831/
Dorcky831/
Doerke830/
Dorkhei77551/
Dorkhee7713/
Dharkey771/
Doorkee771/
Derkeya771/
Darkeye771/
Dourkoy771/
Dorchey770/
Dorkess770/
Dorce7311,897/
Darke734,015/
Dorka731,320/
Durke73558/
Derke73424/
Darky7364/
Dorki7347/
Derky7333/
Dürke7318/
Durky732/
Dourkaye712/
Darkeyes711/
Durkee675,758/
Darcey671,515/
Darkeh67538/
Derkyi67302/
Dorche67257/
Dorcea67170/
Darkay67133/
Dorkhi67116/
Dharke67108/
Durkay6775/
Dourka6760/
Dource6750/
Dhurke6746/
Derkay6736/
Darkie6733/
Durkie6730/
Dorkha6727/
Dorkip6725/
Durker6714/
Dorque6713/
Dorcee6712/
Dorkah6710/
Duhrke676/
Darkei674/
Derkie674/
Durcey673/
Derkei673/
Darkae673/
Dourki673/
Dehrke672/
Dorceu672/
Darkee672/
Durkea671/
Darkye671/
Darkiy671/
Darkep671/
Derkiy671/
Daarke671/
Dhorka671/
Dorcay671/
Darcky671/
Durked671/
Durkhe671/
Dorkaa671/
Dorkoi671/
Dourkoyah671/
Doirce671/
Doorki671/
Dorkou671/
Duurke671/
Dherke671/
Dhorce671/
Dhorki671/
Dorkap671/
Durkyi671/
Darcke670/
Dorkii670/

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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 Dorkey
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