Yirka Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Niger

Yirka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yirka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Yirka (263) may also be a first name.

Yirka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yirka is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,041,601st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Yirka are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 548,616th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 263 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States Yirka is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 40 percent reside, Washington, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.

Yirka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yirka last name are 38.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Yirka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $49,299 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yireka9121/
Yirkai911/
Irka89711/
Yrka894/
Jirka801,382/
Yrkha80853/
Hyrka80839/
Hirka80792/
Irkha80667/
Yorka80279/
Girka80272/
Irkad8068/
Ierka809/
Iorka807/
Irkka807/
Yirko805/
Yreka803/
Irkay802/
Jyrka801/
Ihrka801/
Eirka801/
Irkaa801/
Irkai801/
Irkah801/
Iorkaa73970/
Jirkaa7354/
Jyrkas7353/
Giorka7330/
Girkau7320/
Jirkay7315/
Ohyrka739/
Yorkaa737/
Yirkey735/
Jyrkka734/
Jirkas734/
Oirkha732/
Yorkea731/
Iorkha731/
Jirkat731/
Airzka731/
Irkaad731/
Yorrka731/
Isrkea731/
Ierkaa731/
Yorkai731/
Aireka731/
Ayreka731/
Jircka731/
Hirkay730/
Irki672,164/
Erka67393/
Irqa67240/
Yrke6759/
Haireka6750/
Irko6739/
Yorkaya6716/
Irke6715/
Yrko6711/
Heyrkah677/
Iorkaay674/
Irca672/
Irky672/
Yrky671/
Yrkj671/
Hirkhah671/
Yrki671/

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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 Yirka
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