Horkley Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Horkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales61:261,4039,165

Horkley Last Name Facts

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

Horkley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horkley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Horkley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Horkley live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is mostly found in: Idaho, where 66 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Horkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horkley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Horkley last name expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horkley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horkley surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Horkley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,371 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orkley922/
Harkley86262/
Herkley8636/
Hurkley8617/
Gorkley860/
Charkley806/
Horkless801/
Arkley771,205/
Herkle7772/
Harkly774/
Gorkle774/
Harkle774/
Orkler773/
Orckle771/
Hourcle7165/
Harcley715/
Jorkloy711/
Gorckle711/
Jorkleh711/
Garkley711/
Harkler711/
Arckley711/
Horklis710/
Harklep710/
Hurkles710/
Hurkler710/
Charkly710/
Arkle671,091/
Charkhly67241/
Erkle674/
Arkilley672/
Hurkless670/

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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 Horkley
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