Dunkey Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dunkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Dunkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunkey occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunkey is the 2,106,139th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Dunkey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dunkey are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

Dunkey is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 34 percent are found, Cornwall, where 30 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 20 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Dunkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunkey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dunkey last name contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunkeye921/
Dunkoey921/
Dunke91541/
Dunky91107/
Dunckiey861/
Duhnke83239/
Dunkes83180/
Duncke83151/
Daunke8377/
Dhunke8360/
Donkey8338/
Dungke8334/
Dunkay8329/
Dunkie8311/
Dumnke836/
Dunkoe835/
Dunkee833/
Dungky832/
Dunkez832/
Dunkhe832/
Dunnke831/
Dounke831/
Dunkeu831/
Dunkge831/
Dunkke830/
Dauncey77986/
Dungket7725/
Dounkye779/
Dounkeu777/
Dunåker777/
Dunnker776/
Dungkay774/
Dungkoy772/
Dunkett771/
Dunkiya771/
Dounkeh771/
Dunkuya771/
Donkeya771/
Donkeye771/
Dunchey771/
Donkeey771/
Dungkea771/
Dunckee770/
Dunkest770/
Donckey770/
Dunka731,891/
Donke73322/
Dunki73156/
Dunce73150/
Dünky732/
Dünke731/
Duijnker7184/
Doungket7156/
Dungkhae7132/
Doungkae7128/
D'Auncey7113/
Dungkiya7113/
Doungkue714/
Dhunkhed711/
Dunkuyah711/
Daungkay711/
Dounkaue711/
Doungkea711/
Doungkes711/
Dungkead711/
Dungkhea711/
Daunchey710/
Dunque671,341/
Donkeh67217/
Dhumke67201/
Dhunki67163/
Donkeu67132/
Dounka67112/
Dounce6797/
Dhonke6779/
Daunce6765/
Duncea6765/
Dumcke6764/
Dumkhe6759/
Dungka6749/
Daumke6743/
Dumkee6735/
Dongke6734/
Dungki6730/
Dumker6727/
Dounkoyah6724/
Dunkai6721/
Dhunka6716/
Doungkhae6715/
Dunche6713/
Dunkit6712/
Duncka6712/
Dunkas6711/
Donkay6710/
Deunka679/
Dunkha677/
Donkie674/
Donkhe672/
Donkea672/
Dounki672/
Donkoy672/
Doungkawe672/
Duncay671/
Donkee671/
Donkuy671/
Donnke671/
Dumkei671/
Doncke671/
Duncei671/
Duncoy671/
Dunkah671/
Dunkap671/
Daungkawe671/
Doonke670/

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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 Dunkey
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