Durkins Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Durkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Durkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durkins occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durkins? popularity and diffusion

Durkins is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Durkins live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Durkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Durkins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 202 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Durkins surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Durkins earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorkins86228/
Dirkins862/
Durkinz861/
Daurkns860/
Durkens860/
Duurkens8016/
Dierkins801/
Dierckins7513/
Dirkens7111/
Dorkens711/
Dirkinz710/
Dierkens67375/
Doerkens675/
Dorckens672/
Dierckens63642/

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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 Durkins
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