Orkey Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Orkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India91:85,229,487684,495
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Örkey (6) are calculated separately.

Orkey Last Name Facts

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

Orkey (Marathi: ओरके, Russian: Оркей) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Örkey. For other potential spellings of Orkey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Orkey are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 64 percent live and Benue, where 36 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.

Orkey Last Name Statistics demography

Orkey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.51% more than the national average, earning $84,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örkey936/
Horkey91694/
Gorkey9130/
Oerkey911/
Orkehy911/
Orkeys910/
Orke89375/
Orky892/
Gourkey831/
Gorkhey831/
Horky801,254/
Gorke801,237/
Oerke80299/
Orkie80289/
Horke80162/
Gorky80161/
Arkey80128/
Orkeh8062/
Orkay8040/
Erkey8028/
Orkiy8013/
Ourke806/
Orkea805/
Urkey804/
Orkye804/
Orkue802/
Orkuy801/
Oorke801/
Orkee801/
Uorke801/
Ohrke800/
Harkey734,403/
Gorkhe731,715/
Gorkiy73604/
Horkay73410/
Herkey73133/
Oehrke73133/
Horkyi73105/
Gohrke7384/
Orkaya7357/
Orkysh7339/
Gurkey7328/
Garkey7327/
Arckey7324/
Gorkie7315/
Horcey7310/
Hürkey7310/
Gorkeh739/
Gourke738/
Orkhet738/
Gorkae737/
Horker736/
Horkie736/
Horkei736/
Hurkey735/
Orkiya734/
Gorkay734/
Gorcke734/
Orkeed734/
Orkhei733/
Gorkoy732/
Goërke732/
Orkoya731/
Orcker731/
Hourke731/
Horcke731/
Horkae731/
Orkayi731/
Orckez731/
Orkque731/
Arkeye731/
Gorkeu731/
Oireke731/
Erkeya731/
Gorkue731/
Horkee730/
Orkett730/
Orchey730/
Erke672,179/
Arke671,146/
Orce67891/
Gorkaya67857/
Urke67782/
Ourkiya67243/
Arky67179/
Orki67150/
Orka67149/
Örke67117/
Árky6758/
Erky6734/
Erkeyha676/
Gorkoya674/
Oerkoya673/
Horkett672/
Harkeyd672/
Gourkee672/
Harkeyo672/
Hurgkey671/
Harzkey671/
Aharkey671/
Horkoya671/
Horchey671/
Ourkiye671/
Gorkhei671/
Gorkoye671/
Gorkiya671/
Orqy671/
Garkeye671/
Horcker671/

Orkey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orkey in the Marathi language
ओरकेorake-
Orkey in the Russian language
Оркейorkej-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orkey
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