Yirenkyi Surname

41,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yirenkyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yirenkyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,4001:2,179355
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England481:1,160,79354,689
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yirenkyi (675) may also be a first name.

Yirenkyi Last Name Facts

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

Yirenkyi occurs most in Ghana. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yirenkyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirenkyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yirenkyi is the 41,331st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 576,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yirenkyi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yirenkyi is also the 319,040th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 675 people.

Yirenkyi is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 12,400 people, or 1 in 2,179. Without taking into account Ghana Yirenkyi exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Yirenkyi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yirenkyi surname are 33.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Yirenkyi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.98% more than the national average, earning R 449,088 per year; in United States they earn 24.74% more than the national average, earning $53,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $45,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yierinkyi821/
Yerrenki754/
Erenki7124/
Errenki671/
Erenkaya63295/
Yerrinki632/
Iirrinki631/
Ernki6213/
Erinki579/
Errinki5330/
Yerinke5310/
Yerinka531/
Jerenka531/
Yerence530/
Yerinchi503/
Jairence502/
Joyrence501/
Ijirinka501/

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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 Yirenkyi
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