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

Dunkey is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunkey is the 2,106,139th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Dunkey occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dunkey reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Dunkey is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 34 percent live, Cornwall, where 30 percent live and Staffordshire, where 20 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Dunkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunkey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dunkey surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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