Yarkay Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Yarkay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 164 | 1:26,881 | 2,601 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Yarkay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarkay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yarkay occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yarkay.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarkay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Yarkay is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Yarkay reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 26,881. In Liberia Yarkay is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 95 percent live, Montserrado County, where 3 percent live and Rivercess County, where 1 percent live. Besides Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarkaya | 92 | 52 | / |
| Yarkhay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yarka | 91 | 728 | / |
| Yarıkaya | 86 | 93 | / |
| Yarkah | 83 | 277 | / |
| Yarkiy | 83 | 170 | / |
| Yarkey | 83 | 58 | / |
| Yarkai | 83 | 52 | / |
| Yarkyi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Yareka | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yarkat | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jarkay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yarkha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yarkas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yarkaç | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarıkkaya | 80 | 366 | / |
| Yarekha | 77 | 81 | / |
| Yarkhah | 77 | 54 | / |
| Yorkaya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Yarecky | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yarkash | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yarkhau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jarkaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarkhat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jarka | 73 | 1,992 | / |
| Yarke | 73 | 1,088 | / |
| Yorka | 73 | 279 | / |
| Yorky | 73 | 88 | / |
| Yarki | 73 | 31 | / |
| Yarca | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jarky | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yarqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iarka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Earky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarkquai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarkchey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarquaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jarkad | 67 | 361 | / |
| Yorkey | 67 | 239 | / |
| Yarkeh | 67 | 113 | / |
| Yareki | 67 | 84 | / |
| Yarkie | 67 | 70 | / |
| Yareca | 67 | 56 | / |
| Yarkoi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jarkah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jorkay | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yarkiç | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jarkey | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yarkhi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yorkyy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yarkou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yorkaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yarkei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyorka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jarkai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yareke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yarcey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayorka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yorkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giharkhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarqat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoarki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiorka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jairka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaggirkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorrka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gearka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jahrka | 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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- 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 Yarkay
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