Hopekirk Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Hopekirk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
Hopekirk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hopekirk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hopekirk occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hopekirk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Hopekirk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hopekirk are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Hopekirk is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 56 percent reside and Kent, where 44 percent reside. Aside from England Hopekirk occurs in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 10 percent reside.
Hopekirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hopekirk has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hopekirk surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope-Kirk | 94 | 3 | / |
| Hopkirk | 93 | 592 | / |
| Hobkirk | 80 | 816 | / |
| Hobikirk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hope-Okereke | 70 | 3 | / |
| Habkirk | 67 | 209 | / |
| Hubkirk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hobkerk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haapio-Kirk | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hobakark | 63 | 1 | / |
| Apeikirgh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hipikuruka | 56 | 2 | / |
| Hobcrek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Habkrick | 50 | 1 | / |
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Hopekirk Reference & Research
Hopkirk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hopekirk
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis