Forkey Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Forkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6751:536,97644,579
Liberia731:60,3915,286
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Forkey (11) may also be a first name.

Forkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forkey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Forkey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Forkey is the 452,572nd most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Forkey live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 675 people, or 1 in 536,976. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 32 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Forkey occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 10 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Forkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forkey surname expanded 597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forkey last name are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.25% registered to vote for the party.

Forkey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forkeye926/
Forke91556/
Forky9122/
Forkeyoh8619/
Forcey83577/
Forkay83418/
Ferkey83109/
Forkeh8397/
Forcke8352/
Furkey8351/
Farkey8334/
Foerke8328/
Forkei8312/
Forkoe8310/
Forkie835/
Vorkey833/
Forkiy831/
Forkea831/
Forkoy831/
Forkee830/
Forkaye7763/
Forkieh772/
Farkhey771/
Fourker771/
Forkest771/
Forchey771/
Forkett770/
Force737,456/
Farke73277/
Forka73268/
Forki7378/
Ferke7371/
Ferky7339/
Vorke7331/
Farky7319/
Furke7311/
Vorky731/
Furky731/
Varkey6711,650/
Forche671,355/
Farkye67509/
Fourka67354/
Forque67119/
Verkey6798/
Forkah6792/
Farkay6737/
Forkou6736/
Fehrke6736/
Fuhrke6731/
Farcey6723/
Fercke6722/
Fourki6722/
Furcey6722/
Furker6718/
Forquy6718/
Furkes6715/
Föhrke6713/
Forkap6713/
Farcke6712/
Furkay679/
Fource677/
Forcoy674/
Fährke674/
Farkys673/
Forcee673/
Ferkeh672/
Furkhy672/
Farkoe672/
Furkei672/
Vorkeh672/
Forceh671/
Farqey671/
Vorkhe671/
Förker671/
Farkyo671/
Forkhi671/
Forkoi671/
Ferkuy671/
Fharke671/
Farkhe671/
Farkoy671/
Farrke671/
Furkee671/
Forcue671/
Forkoa671/
Vorkee670/
Furcke670/
Forcea670/
Feerke670/
Forkit670/

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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 Forkey
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