Romkey Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Romkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2251:163,75816,499
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Romkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romkey is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 796,486th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Romkey live; 97 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Romkey is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 163,758. In Canada Romkey is primarily found in: Nova Scotia, where 69 percent reside, Ontario, where 14 percent reside and British Columbia, where 6 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Romkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Romkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Romkey surname expanded 2,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Romkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Romkey last name are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Romkey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $48,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romkeye920/
Romke9194/
Romky912/
Rumkey83542/
Romket83534/
Roemke83167/
Ramkey8379/
Romkee8358/
Romcke8314/
Romkie831/
Romkay831/
Remkey830/
Rramkey770/
Rumky732,709/
Remke731,658/
Ramke731,210/
Romka73773/
Romki73362/
Rümke73239/
Rumke73185/
Ramky73173/
Römke7390/
Rämke7327/
Romce7326/
Remky732/
Roumkaye711/
Ramcke671,199/
Ruhmke67238/
Rumker67214/
Rehmke67213/
Remkhe67150/
Ramkay67110/
Reumke6773/
Romcea6767/
Rumkee6730/
Romcoe6726/
Hromka6724/
Rühmke6716/
Rahmke6711/
Remcke6711/
Ramcey677/
Ramkhe674/
Romkoa673/
Ramkee673/
Rümcke672/
Roumka672/
Rumkae672/
Rumkes671/
Rhemke671/
Remkee671/
Romkou671/
Rumkie671/
Ramkae671/
Rromka671/
Romkui671/
Romkoi671/
Romkaj671/
Ramkoe671/
Ruimke670/
Remkie670/
Rumcey670/
Ramkie670/

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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 Romkey
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