Harkley Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palestine

Harkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Canada481:767,61660,775
England251:2,228,72284,230
Palestine171:267,57910,328
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Harkley (10) may also be a first name.

Harkley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harkley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harkley is the 983,245th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Harkley live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

Harkley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 2,210,115. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 45 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Harkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harkley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Harkley surname is chiefly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Harkley last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Harkley earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.94% less than the national average, earning $27,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $50,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charkley936/
Arkley921,205/
Harkly924/
Harkle924/
Horkley86105/
Herkley8636/
Harcley865/
Garkley861/
Harkler861/
Arckley861/
Hearkle860/
Harklep860/
Charkly860/
Arkle831,091/
Charkhly80241/
Arkilley802/
Arklie77214/
Arklay77183/
Herkle7772/
Arkler7720/
Earkle772/
Orkley772/
Arklje771/
Harkla771/
Harcle771/
Arcley770/
Arckle770/
Kharklooy751/
Haarkleid751/
Harkeller750/
Harckless750/
Harklau71133/
Jarkhly719/
Jarklay717/
Arkille716/
Charkla712/
Charcle711/
Jarklei711/
Harcles710/
Harklis710/
Gorkley710/
Arckler710/
Harklip710/
Harcler710/
Haarklau6791/
Haarklou6720/
Charcles6712/
Harkelli674/
Erkle674/
Arkla673/
Chearkla671/
Harcelle671/
Charclie671/
Harklass671/
Horkless671/
Arcle670/
Harkliss670/

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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
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  • 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 Harkley
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