Hurkey Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hurkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Hürkey (10) are calculated separately.

Hurkey (5) may also be a first name.

Hurkey Last Name Facts

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

Hurkey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Hürkey. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hurkey.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hurkey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hurkey is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Hurkey is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 80 percent live and New York, where 20 percent live.

Hurkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hurkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hurkey surname declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hürkey9410/
Churkey9231/
Hurgkey921/
Hurke916/
Urkey914/
Hurky913/
Horkey83694/
Gurkey8328/
Hirkey8315/
Churky837/
Hurcey831/
Hourke831/
Khurke831/
Jurkey831/
Hurkyi831/
Urke80782/
Hurkett77391/
Hurckes77226/
Chorkey7777/
Chaurke776/
Hurkecz774/
Churkiy773/
Churket771/
Chourky771/
Gourkey771/
Ihrke731,347/
Hurka73731/
Gurke73555/
Urkay73258/
Irkey73203/
Horke73162/
Hirke73156/
Gurky7341/
Orkey7330/
Hurce7326/
Urcey7320/
Eurke7310/
Hurki738/
Uirke737/
Ourke736/
Hirky736/
Urked731/
Urkie731/
Urket730/
Aurke730/
Chaurkhe711/
Churcker711/
Gurkhe67821/
Horkay67410/
Oehrke67133/
Ihrcke67118/
Urkaya67108/
Horkyi67105/
Jirkey6778/
Churka6776/
Gurcke6774/
Guhrke6748/
Churki6717/
Hierke6716/
Hourka678/
Gourke678/
Uehrke677/
Horkei676/
Horkie676/
Gaurke675/
Huirce673/
Urkuya672/
Eurkee672/
Urkhed672/
Urcker672/
Juhrke672/
Gurkei672/
Hurche671/
Hurcay671/
Oerkey671/
Hource671/
Horcke671/
Gurkie671/
Huerka671/
Khurki671/
Gurkeh671/
Chorke671/
Orkehy671/
Hurkaz671/
Horkee670/
Jourke670/
Hirkay670/
Churce670/
Hurcki670/

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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 Hurkey
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