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Where Does The Last Name Gurkey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gurkey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gürkey. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurkey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,730,171^st most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gurkey live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Gurkey is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 54 percent are found, Michigan, where 23 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Gurkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gurkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gurkey last name expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurkey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gurkey last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Gurkey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.57% more than the national average, earning $71,009 USD per year.