Durke Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Durke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2651:2,894,58687,884
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Wales291:106,7088,358
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Dürke (18) & Ďurke (7) are calculated separately.

Durke (168) may also be a first name.

Durke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Durke (Marathi: डुरके, Russian: Дурке) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as a variant: Dürke or Ďurke. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Durke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 566,665th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Durke reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 705,855th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 168 people.

The surname Durke is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 2,894,586. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 80 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Durke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Durke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Durke last name expanded 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Durke surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Durke earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.62% more than the national average, earning $64,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dürke9318/
Ďurke937/
Durkee915,758/
Durkey9194/
Dhurke9146/
Durkie9130/
Durker9114/
Duhrke916/
Durkea911/
Durked911/
Durkhe911/
Dourke911/
Duurke911/
Duerke910/
Durk89844/
Durkett8319/
Durkher837/
Durcker832/
Durkech832/
Deurkee831/
Durkedd831/
Durkees831/
Durkess830/
Ddurkee830/
Durka804,588/
Durki80769/
Dorke80661/
Durks80414/
Durce80216/
Durck8062/
Dirke8035/
Duirk8012/
Durkt804/
Durkh803/
Dourk802/
Durky802/
Daurk801/
Duyrk800/
Durkhead772/
Dhurkesh771/
Dierke73260/
Durkaj73152/
Dorkey73124/
Dhurka73110/
Durkay7375/
Dürkes7364/
Durche7360/
Dourka7360/
Durksz7354/
Dource7350/
Dirkie7339/
Durque7322/
Dircke7320/
Dorkhe7316/
Daurka7315/
Durkha7314/
Dhurki7312/
Dirkey7312/
Dhorke7311/
Durcks7310/
Durgue7310/
Dhirke737/
Durkai736/
Durkhi733/
Durcey733/
Dourki733/
Dorkee732/
Dirkee731/
Durgce731/
Doorke731/
Duurka731/
Ďurkes731/
Dourkh731/
Durzka731/
Durcei731/
Durkyi731/
Dirkea730/
Doerke730/
Durkquest711/
Durkaya671,497/
Dorkhei67551/
Durg67444/
Durquet67205/
Dourche67105/
Ďurkech6795/
Durkova6778/
Dourgue6758/
Diercke6749/
Durc6749/
Durq6745/
Durková6743/
Durkish6736/
Dorkhee6713/
Dork6711/
Durkhiz677/
Dourque675/
Durx672/
Dhurche671/
Durkait671/
Durkitt671/
Dorckey671/
Doorkee671/
Durques671/
Dourhka671/
Dourkoy671/
Durkhoi671/
Durkiss670/

Durke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durke in the Marathi language
डुरकेdurake48.72
डूरकेdurake12.82
डुकduka10.26
दुकduka10.26
दुरकेdurake7.69
दूकduka5.13
डरकेdarake2.56
डुकरेdukare2.56
Durke in the Russian language
Дуркеdurke-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Durke
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