Yarkey Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Yarkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
United States231:15,759,084542,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Yarkey Last Name Facts

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

Yarkey (Russian: Яркей) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yarkey is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Yarkey occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Yarkey live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 4,117,802. In Russia it is primarily found in: Chuvash Republic, where 89 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 3 percent live. Beside Russia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Yarkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yarkey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yarkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yarkey surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Yarkey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $49,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarke911,088/
Yarkchey861/
Yorkey83239/
Yarkay83190/
Yarkiy83170/
Yarkeh83113/
Yarkie8370/
Yarkyi8324/
Jarkey8317/
Yarkei836/
Yareke834/
Yarcey832/
Yarkue831/
Yarkes830/
Yarkaya7752/
Yarecky776/
Yarkess774/
Hearkey772/
Yarkehe771/
Yarkhay771/
Ayorkey771/
Gearkey770/
Yorke7317,163/
Yarce733,177/
Yarka73728/
Jarke73420/
Yorky7388/
Yarki7331/
Jarky735/
Earky731/
Yarıkaya7193/
Yarıkkaya67366/
Jarkie67298/
Yarkah67277/
Yareki6784/
Jahrke6781/
Yareca6756/
Gearke6754/
Yarkai6752/
Jorkey6745/
Yorkie6738/
Yarkoi6737/
Yarche6731/
Iareke6729/
Yorkeh6728/
Jarcke6722/
Yarkiç6721/
Yorkue6715/
Yarkhi6715/
Yareka6711/
Yarkat679/
Yorkyy679/
Yarkou677/
Yarcee676/
Yarkha674/
Jarkay674/
Yarkas673/
Yarkaç671/
Ajorke671/
Iarker671/
Yarkii671/
Yorrke671/
Yorkee671/
Jarkeh671/
Yarkoa671/
Yoarki671/
Yorkeu671/
Yorkea671/
Iarkie670/

Yarkey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarkey in the Russian language
Яркейarkej-

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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
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  • 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 Yarkey
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