Yarkai Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Yarkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 49 | 1:89,970 | 7,357 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Yarkai (49) may also be a first name.
Yarkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yarkai is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarkai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yarkai live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Yarkai is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 49 people.
Yarkai is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 89,970. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 53 percent live, Bong County, where 18 percent live and Margibi County, where 14 percent live. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarka | 91 | 728 | / |
| Yarki | 91 | 31 | / |
| Yarkquai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yarkah | 83 | 277 | / |
| Yarkay | 83 | 190 | / |
| Yarkiy | 83 | 170 | / |
| Yareki | 83 | 84 | / |
| Yarkie | 83 | 70 | / |
| Yarkoi | 83 | 37 | / |
| Yarkyi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Yarkiç | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yarkhi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Yareka | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yarkat | 83 | 9 | / |
| Yarkei | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jarkai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yarkha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yarkas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yarkoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkaç | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yorkai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yoarki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarekha | 77 | 81 | / |
| Yarkhah | 77 | 54 | / |
| Yarkaya | 77 | 52 | / |
| Yarecki | 77 | 33 | / |
| Yarkash | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yarkhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarkhat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarkhau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jarkaij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarkish | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jarka | 73 | 1,992 | / |
| Yarke | 73 | 1,088 | / |
| Yorka | 73 | 279 | / |
| Yorki | 73 | 194 | / |
| Jarki | 73 | 98 | / |
| Iarki | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yarca | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yarqi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yarqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iarka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarıkaya | 71 | 93 | / |
| Jarkhi | 67 | 499 | / |
| Yarıkkaya | 67 | 366 | / |
| Jarkad | 67 | 361 | / |
| Jarkie | 67 | 298 | / |
| Yarkeh | 67 | 113 | / |
| Yarkey | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yareca | 67 | 56 | / |
| Yorkie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jarkah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jarcki | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jharki | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yarchi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jarkii | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yarkou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yorkaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyorka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jarkay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jorkai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yareke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayorka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iareki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarqui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jatrki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiorka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarkih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jairka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarcai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorrka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaggirkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarqoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarqat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gearka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jahrka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iarkie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yarkes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Yarkai
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