Storkey Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Storkey Surname Definition:

1 = Stork (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ey.

2 for Starkey, q.v.

Storkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:435,29729,139
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States81:45,307,367917,113
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Storkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Stork (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ey.

2 for Starkey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Storkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Storkey is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Storkey.

How Common Is The Last Name Storkey? popularity and diffusion

Storkey is the 937,786th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Storkey are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Storkey is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 435,297. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 25 percent are found, Essex, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Storkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Storkey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Storkey surname rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Storkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Storkey surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Storkey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning R 265,116 per year; in United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Storke92317/
Storky928/
Starkey8628,212/
Sturkey86613/
Storkes8611/
Sterkey867/
Storker864/
Storkie863/
Storkoe861/
Storkiy861/
Storcky861/
Storcke860/
Starckey8059/
Storåker8024/
Storcker806/
Shtarkey802/
Stoirkys802/
Starkeys802/
Starkeya801/
Storckes801/
Sstarkey800/
Starke7722,848/
Storki774,015/
Sterke77320/
Stärke77317/
Starky77240/
Sturke7784/
Sterky7750/
Storka7739/
Storce7713/
Sturky777/
Stürke773/
Starkie712,323/
Sturkie71933/
Starcke71625/
Stärker71333/
Sturcke71184/
Staerke7195/
Storque7176/
Storche7154/
Stercky7128/
Stuhrke7124/
Starcky7118/
Stärcke7113/
Shtarke716/
Sturkes715/
Storkis714/
Szterke713/
Starcey712/
Storcki712/
Hstarke712/
Shtorki712/
Sturcey712/
Starked712/
Starkuy712/
Starket711/
Sterkie711/
Starkez711/
Shtorka711/
Storkas711/
Sturkuy711/
Starkye711/
Stercke710/
Steerke710/
Starkee710/
Staarke710/
Sturker710/
Starkay710/
Storkaas6776/
Shtarker6759/
Staercke6737/
Starkess6713/
Sztarker6712/
Stuhrcke679/
Stührcke677/
Stärcker677/
Storkärr676/
Starcker672/
Sturhcke672/
Zsturkie671/
Starkets671/
Starkeep671/
Sturchey671/
Starkuye671/
Starkhet671/
Starchey670/

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