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

The last name Workey is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Workey.

How Common Is The Last Name Workey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Workey is the 825,152nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Workey live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

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

Workey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Workey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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