Yarney Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yarney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
England741:752,94741,527
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Yarney (48) may also be a first name.

Yarney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarney is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 349,405th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,973,728 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Yarney reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yarney is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname Yarney is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Other than Ghana this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Yarney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yarney has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yarney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yarney surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Yarney earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarne9192/
Yarny912/
Yarnes83212/
Yarneh8334/
Jarney8329/
Yarnie8326/
Yarnay8319/
Yarene837/
Yarner835/
Yarnez833/
Yarnyi831/
Yarnue831/
Yarnet830/
Hearney77130/
Jairney773/
Yarnych772/
Gearney772/
Yarnaya771/
Yarnieh771/
Yarnett771/
Yarnysh771/
Yarenny771/
Jearney771/
Jaurney770/
Yarness770/
Yarni733,227/
Jarny73852/
Yarna73555/
Jarne73528/
Earne7317/
Yorne7313/
Yarnh730/
Yorny730/
Yargnech712/
Hearne6711,885/
Yarnis67540/
Jarnet67474/
Jarnea67291/
Jarnes67257/
Yarnap67202/
Yornet67179/
Yarena67173/
Jarner67107/
Yargni6790/
Hjarne6769/
Jorney6742/
Yarnip6741/
Jarnie6730/
Yornyi6727/
Yornie6719/
Yarnou679/
Jarneh678/
Yarnit678/
Yarnas676/
Yarnga676/
Yarnna674/
Jarnøy673/
Yarnai673/
Jarned672/
Jaurne672/
Jharne672/
Yornez671/
Yaarni671/
Yornyy671/
Yarnaz671/
Iarnyh671/
Yarnha671/
Hiarne671/
Jarnee671/
Yarnah671/
Gearny670/
Jarnae670/
Yarnio670/
Jarnny670/
Iarner670/
Jarrny670/

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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 Yarney
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