Yirah Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Yirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
Yirah (75) may also be a first name.
Yirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yirah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yirah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Yirah is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Yirah are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yirah is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 75 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 89 percent live, Benue, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayierah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyierah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yerah | 80 | 49 | / |
| Yiira | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ijrah | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yiroh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yiera | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yoira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eirah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayiera | 73 | 1,249 | / |
| Hijrah | 73 | 937 | / |
| Oyiera | 73 | 904 | / |
| Yierga | 73 | 36 | / |
| Yeraah | 73 | 33 | / |
| Juirah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yaaira | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jairah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yereah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hyerah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yairoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yerrah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yerach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iherah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uyiera | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ijjrah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iiorah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ierash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeraha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ioyira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yieyra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yerash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yera | 67 | 7,492 | / |
| Iera | 67 | 427 | / |
| Hierath | 67 | 290 | / |
| Yahaira | 67 | 166 | / |
| Jayrajh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jairajh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Iira | 67 | 31 | / |
| Iherahu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jairach | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jeirath | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iyra | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yêra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaayira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohiora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yerraha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijjrah | 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
- 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 Yirah
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