Rork Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

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

Rork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7951:455,92338,976
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland441:85,0734,558
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

Rork (36) may also be a first name.

Rork Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rork is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rork? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 418,906th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rork are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rork is also the 1,717,090th most common first name at a global level It is held by 36 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 455,923. In The United States Rork is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 13 percent reside, Indiana, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Rork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rork has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rork Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rork are 20.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rork earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,535 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rorke892,375/
Rourk891,032/
Roork89150/
Roerk8929/
Rorks8915/
Ruork896/
Rorck892/
Rosrk891/
Rohrk891/
Rorrk890/
Roirk890/
Rourke8011,675/
Rohrke8051/
Rourks8037/
Roorke806/
Rourck803/
Roorkh801/
Royrke800/
Ruorke800/
Rurk7516/
Rark759/
Rerk755/
Rorg752/
Rorx751/
Rourcke7313/
Rorkova731/
Rörke6712/
Rurke675/
Raurk674/
Rourg672/
Rorgh671/
Raark671/
Rurck671/
Ruhrk671/
Rerck671/
Rarks671/
Rorcx671/
Rohrg671/
Rurkh671/
Rarke671/
Rarck670/
Raerk670/

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Rork Reference & Research

Roark FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Rork
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis