Firkey Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Firkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Firkey Last Name Facts

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

Firkey is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Firkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firkey is the 2,689,253rd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Firkey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Firkey are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Firkey is mostly found in: Vermont, where 37 percent reside, Kentucky, where 18 percent reside and California, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Firkey occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside.

Firkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Firkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Firkey last name increased 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firkey Last Name Statistics demography

Firkey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $41,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firckey922/
Fierkey920/
Firke91538/
Firky911/
Fierke83490/
Ferkey83109/
Furkey8351/
Frekey8323/
Firker8321/
Fhirke835/
Fircke832/
Firkes831/
Firkae831/
Firzke831/
Fairke831/
Firrke831/
Firkie830/
Feirke830/
Fircker771/
Firzkee771/
Fierkie771/
Freckey770/
Firckes770/
Firkeis770/
Freke73711/
Firka73288/
Firki7382/
Ferke7371/
Ferky7339/
Virke7330/
Firce7314/
Furke7311/
Freky735/
Furky731/
Virky731/
Vierke67710/
Fierka67540/
Phirke67318/
Verkey6798/
Fehrke6736/
Frecke6734/
Fuhrke6731/
Fercke6722/
Frecky6719/
Frekøy6711/
Firkaľ6711/
Furkay679/
Ferkes677/
Fährke674/
Firkoj674/
Firque673/
Frekke673/
Fairce673/
Feirce673/
Furkei672/
Furkhy672/
Ferkeh672/
Firkis672/
Ferkuy671/
Furkee671/
Firkäs671/
Fircej671/
Furcke670/
Feerke670/
Firche670/

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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
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  • 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 Firkey
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