Nurkey Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nurkey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Nurkey (1,049) may also be a first name.
Nurkey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurkey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nurkey is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurkey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nurkey are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nurkey is also the 247,268th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 1,049 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 33 percent are found, Mandera County, where 33 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent are found and Scotland, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuurkey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nurke | 91 | 13 | / |
| Norkey | 83 | 106 | / |
| Nurkeh | 83 | 38 | / |
| Nurkie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nurkyd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nurkay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nurkaya | 77 | 492 | / |
| Nourkeh | 77 | 32 | / |
| Nirkhey | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nurkayi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Noorkey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nuerkie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nurkett | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nurkeit | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nurka | 73 | 410 | / |
| Nurki | 73 | 178 | / |
| Nurce | 73 | 127 | / |
| Nirke | 73 | 35 | / |
| Norke | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nurqe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nürke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nurkayah | 71 | 408 | / |
| Nurkiyah | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nurkoyah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nurkhaya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nurkiyas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nuehrcke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngurkoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nusrkayd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nurkka | 67 | 335 | / |
| Norkie | 67 | 277 | / |
| Nourka | 67 | 163 | / |
| Norkee | 67 | 144 | / |
| Nourki | 67 | 137 | / |
| Norkeh | 67 | 106 | / |
| Nirkhe | 67 | 101 | / |
| Nurkha | 67 | 94 | / |
| Nurkaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nurkhoyah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nurkhayah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nurkki | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nierke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nurkip | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nurkah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nurque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nircke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nurrka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naurki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Norkyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnurka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nurkhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nource | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nurcce | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nurkey
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