Yilka Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Yilka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yilka (401) may also be a first name.
Yilka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yilka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yilka.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yilka is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yilka reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 401 people.
Yilka is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Yilka is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 59 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilka | 89 | 1,495 | / |
| Ylka | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ilkay | 80 | 1,185 | / |
| Jilka | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Hylka | 80 | 683 | / |
| Gilka | 80 | 659 | / |
| Ilkha | 80 | 610 | / |
| Ilkka | 80 | 524 | / |
| Yolka | 80 | 255 | / |
| Hilka | 80 | 172 | / |
| Yilki | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ailka | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jylka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Illka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ilkau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eilka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilkoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilkap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uilka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ylkai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ielka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilkah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Islka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yilke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ilkaya | 73 | 872 | / |
| Yilkop | 73 | 65 | / |
| Jylkka | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gilkay | 73 | 46 | / |
| Ilıkca | 73 | 44 | / |
| Aileka | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ayleka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hilkka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ilkass | 73 | 2 | / |
| Etilka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hilhka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yileko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilkaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilkhai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilkeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilkcas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hilkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goylka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyleka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hielka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elka | 67 | 1,932 | / |
| Ilca | 67 | 862 | / |
| Ilko | 67 | 769 | / |
| Ylko | 67 | 504 | / |
| Ilke | 67 | 338 | / |
| Haileka | 67 | 303 | / |
| Ilki | 67 | 229 | / |
| Islkhah | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ilkó | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ilkkaya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jlka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yılıkca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ylca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iglicka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iglikha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ylkj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ichilka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiselca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilkhaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilkaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilkaová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issilka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilkhuha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yilka
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