Yorkey Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yorkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Yorkey (12) may also be a first name.

Yorkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yorkey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorkey? popularity and diffusion

Yorkey is the 1,048,281st most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Yorkey is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Yorkey are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Yorkey is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States Yorkey is most frequent in: California, where 27 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Wisconsin, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 0 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.

Yorkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yorkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yorkey surname rose 316 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yorkey are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the party.

Yorkey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayorkey921/
Yorke9117,163/
Yorky9188/
Yarkey8358/
Jorkey8345/
Yorkie8338/
Yorkeh8328/
Yorkue8315/
Yorkyy839/
Yirkey835/
Yorkee831/
Yorrke831/
Yorkea831/
Yorkeu831/
Yrke8059/
Yrky801/
Yorkaya7716/
Yorkcee772/
Yorkeih771/
Yorkcoy771/
Yorkkie771/
Georkey770/
Yorkess770/
Yarke731,088/
Yorka73279/
Irkey73203/
Yorki73194/
Jorke73178/
Erkey7328/
Yorce7314/
Yrkje7314/
Yrkys738/
Jorky733/
Hyrke732/
Yrkyi731/
Yarkchey711/
Yorcee67272/
Gerkey67231/
Yarkay67190/
Yarkiy67170/
Herkey67133/
Yarkeh67113/
Jorcke6788/
Jirkey6778/
Yarkie6770/
Hyrkyi6748/
Jorkay6733/
Girkey6725/
Yarkyi6724/
Iorkee6721/
Jarkey6717/
Iorkye6716/
Hirkey6715/
Georke6714/
Iorkyo6711/
Jorkeh6710/
Yorkaa677/
Yarkei676/
Eyorka675/
Yareke674/
Iorkeh674/
Jhorke673/
Ayorka672/
Yorque672/
Yarcey672/
Ajorke671/
Eorkee671/
Jorkie671/
Yorche671/
Yrkyya671/
Yorkou671/
Yorkoi671/
Jorkei671/
Yarkue671/
Yorcea671/
Yorkai671/
Yorrka671/
Jorkoy671/
Yorquy671/
Yiorka671/
Yoarki671/
Georky671/
Oireke671/
Erkeya671/
Jorkea671/
Yarkes670/
Jourke670/
Jorcey670/

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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 Yorkey
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