Urkay Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Urkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2571:302,80719,804
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Urkay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urkay is found most in Turkey. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urkay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urkay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 993,593rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Urkay reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 302,807. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Denizli Province, where 70 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 10 percent live and Izmir Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urkaya91108/
Urka89197/
Urkkaya8320/
Gurkaya835/
Gurka802,008/
Hurka80731/
Urkaç80219/
Đurka8056/
Gurky8041/
Orkay8040/
Aurka806/
Urkaa804/
Urkey804/
Hurky803/
Eurka802/
Urkas802/
Irkay802/
Ourka802/
Urkha801/
Gurckaya7712/
Gurkha731,899/
Horkay73410/
Đurkas73115/
Orkaya7357/
Gurkey7328/
Gurkau7324/
Jirkay7315/
Gurcay7315/
Gourka7312/
Gurkaj739/
Hourka738/
Hurkey735/
Ourkas734/
Urkuia732/
Urkuya732/
Gurkka732/
Gurcka732/
Gurkai731/
Urkhad731/
Hurkyi731/
Hurcay731/
Huerka731/
Gurkah731/
Hurkaz731/
Ourkat731/
Gurhka731/
Eurkaa731/
Guurka731/
Gaurka731/
Eurkas731/
Urkait731/
Orkayi731/
Hirkay730/
Urke67782/
Irka67711/
Ourkiya67243/
Orka67149/
Urca6795/
Hurkacz6765/
Đurkija6758/
Hurkach6745/
Hurcaya677/
Hirkaye672/
Urki672/
Irky672/
Guurkha671/
Urcayau671/
Ourkiye671/
Huerrka671/
Ourkait671/
Hurgkey671/
Gaurkah671/
Hurkait671/
Gurkaji671/
Gurkhaa671/
Gourkey671/
Hutrkai671/
Eurkuha670/

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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 Urkay
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