Sturkey Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Sturkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:638,13251,357
England271:2,063,63279,942
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Sturkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sturkey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturkey? popularity and diffusion

Sturkey is the 528,243rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The last name Sturkey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Sturkey are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Wales, where 1 percent reside.

Sturkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sturkey are 12.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sturkey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $37,961 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stuerkey931/
Sturke9284/
Sturky927/
Sturkie86933/
Storkey86280/
Sturcke86184/
Stuerke86171/
Stuhrke8624/
Stirkey869/
Sturkes865/
Sturcey862/
Sturkuy861/
Sturker860/
Stuercke8069/
Stuhrcke809/
Sturhcke802/
Zsturkie801/
Sturchey801/
Storke77317/
Sturki77120/
Stirke7729/
Sturce778/
Stürke773/
Sturka771/
Stirky770/
Stürcke7121/
Shturka7117/
Storkie713/
Stierke712/
Sturcki711/
Storcky711/
Sturkiz711/
Sturkis711/
Storkiy711/
Storcke710/
Sturche710/
Stührcke677/
Sturqess672/

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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 Sturkey
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