Pirkey Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

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

Pirkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:800,13061,707
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Pirkey Last Name Facts

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

Pirkey occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pirkey.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 655,080th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pirkey live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pirkey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 800,130. In The United States Pirkey is most numerous in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Pirkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pirkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pirkey surname grew 384 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pirkey are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the party.

Pirkey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,206 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierkey921/
Pirke91201/
Pirky913/
Purkey832,906/
Perkey831,374/
Phirke83318/
Pircey8316/
Pirkes838/
Pirkeh835/
Pirkie833/
Prekey832/
Pirkay831/
Pierke830/
Peircey7727/
Pircker771/
Phirkhe771/
Pirkeus771/
Peirker770/
Pirkess770/
Purke731,765/
Perke73706/
Pirka73289/
Pirce73206/
Perky73171/
Pyrke73153/
Purky7331/
Pirki7326/
Pirqe7315/
Pärke733/
Preke732/
Preqy731/
Pirckher7112/
Perkeyee711/
Pirkhead710/
Peirce677,202/
Percey67640/
Purkhe67148/
Pirkha67113/
Pirkad6789/
Pircea6751/
Pirkis6744/
Perkyi6728/
Percke6726/
Pirkau6723/
Purkei6718/
Pehrke6718/
Pyrker6716/
Perkie6715/
Pirque678/
Piorka676/
Pirkka676/
Pürker676/
Phirki676/
Pirche675/
Pirkhi672/
Purkie672/
Pairce671/
Phirce671/
Pirrce671/
Perkoe671/
Perkeu671/
Prekke671/
Pirkai671/
Perkiy671/
Perkeh671/
Pirkou671/
Prekay671/
Pierka671/
Purkee670/
Purcky670/
Pearky670/
Puerke670/

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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 Pirkey
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