Gurhy Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Gurhy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 92 | 1:51,184 | 3,668 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Gurhy Demographics
Gurhy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gurhy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurhy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gurhy is found most in Ireland. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurhy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,511,557th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Gurhy occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gurhy live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 51,184. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Leinster, where 85 percent reside, Munster, where 14 percent reside and Ulster, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Ireland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Gurhy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gurhy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Gurhy surname rose 368 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gurhy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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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- 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 Gurhy
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