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
Yirah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yirah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yirah is the 2,255,512th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Yirah reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yirah is also the 1,116,575th most common forename internationally, borne by 75 people.
Yirah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Yirah is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 89 percent reside, Benue, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside.
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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