Görkey Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Görkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2361:329,75221,106
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

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 surname Görkey is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Gorkey. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Görkey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,022,958th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Görkey are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Görkey is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 329,752. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 44 percent are found, Antalya Province, where 18 percent are found and Eskisehir Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Görkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Görkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Görkey surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkey9430/
Görke913,144/
Gerkey83231/
Görcke83113/
Göhrke8368/
Görkes8353/
Görkay8341/
Görkeç8339/
Garkey8327/
Görkoy836/
Görkaya7731/
Gierkey7724/
Gehrkey771/
Garkeye771/
Gorkhey771/
Gharkey770/
Gerke7313,205/
Gorke731,237/
Garke73452/
Gorky73161/
Gärke7398/
Gerky7347/
Görce7339/
Garky731/
Gērke731/
Görkesch711/
Görkeová711/
Gehrke6723,552/
Goerke674,870/
Gierke673,928/
Gorkhe671,715/
Gercke67766/
Gaerke67180/
Gherke67106/
Gerhke6785/
Gohrke6784/
Garkie6781/
Garkay6747/
Gerkoy6733/
Gharke6732/
Garcke6731/
Gharky6726/
Gorkie6715/
Garkej6714/
Goerky6710/
Gorkeh679/
Gahrke677/
Gorcke674/
Gorkay674/
Gerkke673/
Gerkie673/
Garkee673/
Gerrke672/
Gierky672/
Garkhe672/
Gerkhe672/
Gehrky672/
Gorkoy672/
Goërke672/
Gherky671/
Garkea671/
Görkaş671/
Görkis671/
Gorkeu671/
Gerkeh670/
Gerkee670/
Garhke670/

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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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