Workey Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Workey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Workey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Workey Last Name Facts

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

Workey is found most frequently in Ghana. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Workey? popularity and diffusion

Workey is the 825,152nd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Workey are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Workey is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Beside Ghana it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Workey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Workey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Workey surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Workey Last Name Statistics demography

Workey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Workeye923,868/
Workeya929/
Worke9156,550/
Worky910/
Workeyie861/
Workie8351,805/
Borkey83645/
Warkey83248/
Workes83138/
Workue8312/
Workeh8310/
Werkey839/
Vorkey833/
Woerke831/
Workay831/
Workea831/
Workee831/
Workei831/
Workeu831/
Workiy831/
Workiye776,282/
Werkeye7749/
Werkeya7725/
Workiya7725/
Workyie7716/
Werkeyi774/
Workesh772/
Wuerkey772/
Workech771/
Workheh771/
Workeit771/
Borckey770/
Woehrke770/
Workett770/
Werke7313,151/
Worka732,761/
Warke732,190/
Worki731,974/
Würke7337/
Vorke7331/
Werky732/
Warky731/
Uorke731/
Vorky731/
Wurke730/
Workayhu711/
Varkey6711,650/
Werkie673,865/
Borcky67170/
Warkay67138/
Warkie67105/
Verkey6798/
Warkue6756/
Borcke6749/
Warkeh6737/
Wurker6732/
Bohrke6722/
Workou6721/
Börkey6716/
Warzky6712/
Workah6712/
Boorky678/
Borkhe678/
Wuerke675/
Workai675/
Worcki673/
Wehrke673/
Borkeu672/
Warkhe672/
Vorkeh672/
Warkei672/
Wercke671/
Warkoy671/
Warked671/
Workap671/
Wurrke671/
Waarke671/
Warkys671/
Buorke671/
Warkeu671/
Worcei671/
Vorkes671/
Workoi671/
Waurke671/
Vorkhe671/
Wourka671/
Wurzke671/
Wörker671/
Borkei671/
Borkej671/
Werkay671/
Borkee671/
Warcey670/
Werkee670/
Vorkee670/
Bourky670/
Werhke670/

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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 Workey
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