Durkin Surname
Approximately 19,168 people bear this surname
Durkin Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Stupid, Obstinate [Irish dur + the diminutive suff. -can]
Durkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,885 | 1:33,299 | 4,151 |
| England | 3,825 | 1:14,567 | 2,150 |
| Russia | 1,492 | 1:96,597 | 11,949 |
| Australia | 1,011 | 1:26,702 | 3,635 |
| Ireland | 770 | 1:6,116 | 941 |
| Canada | 306 | 1:120,410 | 12,664 |
| Scotland | 301 | 1:17,787 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 136 | 1:13,566 | 1,922 |
| New Zealand | 129 | 1:35,103 | 6,033 |
| Wales | 102 | 1:30,339 | 3,079 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 512 | 1:8,652 | 1,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,137 | 1:21,438 | 3,026 |
| Scotland | 108 | 1:34,659 | 2,797 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,312 | 1:38,276 | 4,540 |
Durkin (57) may also be a first name.
Durkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Stupid, Obstinate [Irish dur + the diminutive suff. -can]
(Irish) The son of Duarcan (the gloomy one).
Durkin Demographics
Average Male Durkin Height
177.26 cm
Average Female Durkin Height
162.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Durkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Durkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Durkin (Russian: Дуркин) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Durkin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,038th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 380,193 people. Durkin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Durkin are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 57 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10,885 people, or 1 in 33,299. In The United States Durkin is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Durkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Durkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Durkin surname grew 830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 150 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Durkin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Durkin surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (76%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Durkin surname are 36.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Durkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.2% more than the national average, earning R 470,988 per year; in United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,541 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durkina | 92 | 1,561 | / |
| Durking | 92 | 24 | / |
| Daurkin | 92 | 18 | / |
| Durkimn | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dhurkin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Durkkin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Durkinn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Duerkin | 92 | 0 | / |
| Durkcin | 92 | 0 | / |
| Durckin | 92 | 0 | / |
| Durkn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Daurkina | 86 | 36 | / |
| Dorkin | 83 | 1,256 | / |
| Durken | 83 | 317 | / |
| Dirkin | 83 | 130 | / |
| Durkyn | 83 | 74 | / |
| Durcin | 83 | 8 | / |
| Durkyna | 77 | 77 | / |
| Durchin | 77 | 54 | / |
| Duurken | 77 | 40 | / |
| Doorkin | 77 | 22 | / |
| Dourcin | 77 | 21 | / |
| Duerken | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dierkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Durquin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Durkenn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dourken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dirkn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dourquin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Daurkyna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dirkienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dorzhkin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dorken | 67 | 258 | / |
| Dirken | 67 | 255 | / |
| Dürken | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dorkyn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Durcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dierken | 62 | 428 | / |
| Dircken | 62 | 194 | / |
| Doerken | 62 | 62 | / |
| Durchen | 62 | 12 | / |
| Dierckn | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dourkem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Durquen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Diercken | 57 | 36 | / |
Durkin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Durkin in the Russian language | ||
| Дуркин | durkin | - |
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