Görkey Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Görkey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 236 | 1:329,752 | 21,106 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Gorkey (30) are calculated separately.
Görkey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Görkey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Görkey is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Gorkey. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Görkey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,022,958th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Görkey is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Görkey live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 329,752. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 44 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 18 percent reside and Eskisehir Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Turkey Görkey exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Görkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Görkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Görkey surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkey | 94 | 30 | / |
| Görke | 91 | 3,144 | / |
| Gerkey | 83 | 231 | / |
| Görcke | 83 | 113 | / |
| Göhrke | 83 | 68 | / |
| Görkes | 83 | 53 | / |
| Görkay | 83 | 41 | / |
| Görkeç | 83 | 39 | / |
| Garkey | 83 | 27 | / |
| Görkoy | 83 | 6 | / |
| Görkaya | 77 | 31 | / |
| Gierkey | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gehrkey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garkeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gharkey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gerke | 73 | 13,205 | / |
| Gorke | 73 | 1,237 | / |
| Garke | 73 | 452 | / |
| Gorky | 73 | 161 | / |
| Gärke | 73 | 98 | / |
| Gerky | 73 | 47 | / |
| Görce | 73 | 39 | / |
| Garky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gērke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Görkesch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Görkeová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gehrke | 67 | 23,552 | / |
| Goerke | 67 | 4,870 | / |
| Gierke | 67 | 3,928 | / |
| Gorkhe | 67 | 1,715 | / |
| Gercke | 67 | 766 | / |
| Gaerke | 67 | 180 | / |
| Gherke | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gerhke | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gohrke | 67 | 84 | / |
| Garkie | 67 | 81 | / |
| Garkay | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gerkoy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gharke | 67 | 32 | / |
| Garcke | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gharky | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gorkie | 67 | 15 | / |
| Garkej | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goerky | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gorkeh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gahrke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gorcke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gorkay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gerkke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerkie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garkee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerrke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gierky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garkhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerkhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gehrky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorkoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goërke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gherky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Görkaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Görkis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerkeh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gerkee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Garhke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Görkey
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