Nyorkor Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyorkor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyorkor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia8321:5,299639
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958

Nyorkor (39) may also be a first name.

Nyorkor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyorkor occurs most in Liberia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyorkor.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyorkor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyorkor is the 408,080th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyorkor are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 39 people.

The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 832 people, or 1 in 5,299. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 60 percent live, Montserrado County, where 34 percent live and Margibi County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Nyorkor Last Name Statistics demography

Nyorkor earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niorkhor801/
Gnorkar7113/
Nirkour711/
Nhorkar711/
Nyharkar675/
Nyaharkar63513/
Nerkar6214,857/
Nirkar62294/
Nrekar622/
Neurkar5728/
Nehrkar5712/
Nearkar575/
Nesrkar572/
Nairkar572/
Nirkhar571/
Neharkar533,881/
Neherkar5346/
Niharkar534/
Nairekar531/
Nheharkar502/
Neaharkar502/

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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 Nyorkor
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