Warke Surname
Approximately 2,190 people bear this surname
Warke Surname Definition:
This name is an English toponymic derived from a place in Northumberland. It is now quite numerous in Donegal and Derry where it was found in the seventeenth century as the Hearth Money Rolls attest.
Read More About This SurnameWarke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 889 | 1:862,841 | 37,924 |
| Northern Ireland | 394 | 1:4,683 | 905 |
| England | 283 | 1:196,884 | 17,288 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 124 | 1:35,725 | 3,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Warké (1) are calculated separately.
Warke (52) may also be a first name.
Warke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name is an English toponymic derived from a place in Northumberland. It is now quite numerous in Donegal and Derry where it was found in the seventeenth century as the Hearth Money Rolls attest.
(English) belonging to Wark; or Dweller at or by the Fort or Castle [Middle English werk(e, Old English ge)we(o)rc, a work, fortification] And þæs on Eastron worhte Ælfred cyning lytle werede geweorc æt Æþelinga eigge.
(And afterwards, at Easter, King Ælfred, with a small company, built a fort (work) at Athelney).—A.-Sax. Chron., A.D. 878.
Galfridus de Werk, c. A.D. 1300.—Coldstream Chartulary, p. 42.
At Wark, Carham, Northumb., “are traces of a border castle.”
An English toponymic now fairly numerous in Cos. Donegal and Derry. SIF 152
User-submitted Reference
The name is a variant of George and is used as a name among the Christian of Kerala India.
- tvarkeyWarke Demographics
Average Male Warke Height
175.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Warke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Warke (Marathi: वारके) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Warké. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Warke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Warke is the 192,274th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,327,647 people. The last name Warke is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Warke are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Warke is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 862,841. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent are found, Delhi, where 1 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Warke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Warke has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 2,021 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Warke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Warke surname is primarily Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Warke surname are 4.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Warke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.3% less than the national average, earning $35,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,830 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Warke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Warke in the Marathi language | ||
| वारके | varake | 95.46 |
| वरके | varake | 3.2 |
| बारके | barake | 1.34 |
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Warke Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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