Ayork Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ayork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ayork (7) may also be a first name.

Ayork Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayork is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ayork click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayork? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Ayork live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayork is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 7 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ayork is most common in: Cross River, where 50 percent live and Kaduna, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Ayork occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
York8988,538/
Ayrk892/
Aork891/
Yorke8017,163/
Ayrık80488/
Yourk80132/
Yorck8085/
Oyork8018/
Eyork8018/
Ayark8015/
Yorkh804/
Yorkk803/
Ayrek803/
Iyork802/
Yjork801/
Aorke801/
Yhork801/
Yiork801/
Yoark801/
Yoork801/
Yorkt801/
Ahork801/
Hyork801/
Ajork801/
Uyork801/
Ayrck801/
Yeork800/
O'York7317/
Eyorks738/
Ayarke733/
Ayarkh731/
Hayerk731/
D'York731/
Yorrke731/
Gayark731/
Goyork731/
Yurk671,247/
Jark67953/
Yark67692/
Yerk67333/
Jork67294/
Yorg67225/
Iark6742/
Yürk6739/
Ourk6721/
Iork6720/
Airk6717/
Eark679/
Aurk674/
Yorkova674/
Yorková673/
Ayrq672/
Oirk672/
Eork672/
Ayrc671/
Oyrk671/
Yorx671/
Yorq671/
Oerk671/
Ojrk671/

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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 Ayork
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