Iorkaan Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iorkaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iorkaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Iorkaan (84) may also be a first name.

Iorkaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iorkaan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iorkaan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iorkaan is the 1,194,481st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iorkaan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most common first name worldwide, borne by 84 people.

The surname Iorkaan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 98 percent reside, Lagos, where 1 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Iorkaan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Iorkaan surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iorkan925/
Irkaan923/
Iorkaam864/
Iorkaun861/
Irkan83143/
Jorkan7772/
Erkaan7741/
Yorkan7735/
Irkkan7720/
Irkhan7715/
Hirkan776/
Ierkan774/
Iarkan771/
Irkane771/
Girkan770/
Hirkane7163/
Yorkhan7117/
Jorkhan7111/
Iarkane716/
Hirkhan715/
Iorkoon714/
Jorkaam711/
Hairkan711/
Yorkand711/
Jorkand711/
Girkhan711/
Gerkaan711/
Iarkhan711/
Erkan6748,347/
Ircan67167/
Hirkhane6710/
Jorkhang6710/
Irqan674/
Gojrkhan672/
Irkanova672/
Irkon671/
Jirkeang671/
Jorkhand671/
Iharkane671/

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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
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  • 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 Iorkaan
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