Farkey Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Farkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger321:599,75114,963
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Farkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farkey occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Farkey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Farkey are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 97 percent reside. Besides Niger this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Farkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farkey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farkhey921/
Farke91277/
Farky9119/
Varkey8311,650/
Forkey83750/
Farkye83509/
Ferkey83109/
Farkay8337/
Farcey8323/
Farcke8312/
Farkys833/
Farkoe832/
Fharke831/
Fairke831/
Farkhe831/
Farkoy831/
Farrke831/
Farqey831/
Farkyo831/
Varkkey7711/
Forkeye776/
Varckey774/
Farkhoy774/
Farkhei773/
Faarkye772/
Fharker771/
Fearcey771/
Farkiya771/
Farkhay771/
Farkkay771/
Farkoye771/
Varkehy771/
Varke737,228/
Farka731,806/
Farki731,048/
Forke73556/
Farce73353/
Ferke7371/
Ferky7339/
Varky7338/
Forky7322/
Farqe737/
Forkeyoh7119/
Farkhooy7113/
Farkiyah7111/
Farkhouy714/
Fajrkhez711/
Farque672,504/
Farkha67688/
Forcey67577/
Forkay67418/
Fearce67123/
Farkhi67104/
Verkey6798/
Forkeh6797/
Farkač6792/
Farche6766/
Farkaș6764/
Farkah6752/
Forcke6752/
Farkaj6738/
Fehrke6736/
Farkai6731/
Foerke6728/
Fercke6722/
Fearka6721/
Farkáš6720/
Varkhe6719/
Farkou6719/
Farkaş6714/
Vaarke6713/
Föhrke6713/
Forkei6712/
Farkaľ6712/
Varkay6711/
Forkoe6710/
Farkoa678/
Varkøy677/
Varkie676/
Farkaś676/
Pharke675/
Varkeu675/
Forkie675/
Farkih675/
Fährke674/
Fairce673/
Varkky673/
Vorkey673/
Varkee673/
Faurki672/
Varkeh672/
Ferkeh672/
Ferkuy671/
Pharky671/
Farqer671/
Forkiy671/
Varcky671/
Forkea671/
Forkoy671/
Förker671/
Farqay671/
Farqki671/
Farkhouie671/
Farkio671/
Feirke670/
Feerke670/
Forkee670/

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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 Farkey
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