Yor-Yor Surname
4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Yor-Yor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoryor | 92 | 716 | / |
| Oyoryor | 86 | 16 | / |
| Yor Yor | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yoryour | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eyoryor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yoror | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youryour | 80 | 14 | / |
| Yoriyori | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyor Yor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaoryaor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoroyoro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yorwor | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yorhor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yororo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oyoror | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iyoror | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yorora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yorore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yororu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoryer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orou-Yoro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oror | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yryr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oryr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyororo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ora-Ora | 71 | 11 | / |
| Orou-Yorou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yourour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayorora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orori | 67 | 1,554 | / |
| Orora | 67 | 700 | / |
| Ororo | 67 | 389 | / |
| Ioror | 67 | 359 | / |
| Orior | 67 | 129 | / |
| Orore | 67 | 93 | / |
| Oryer | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ororu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Orhor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eyoroere | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oroir | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oryar | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yroro | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yorer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oreor | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yorar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oroor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oraor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyorhyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yorur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yorir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orwor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayoroere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youra Youra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yryry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Or Or | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeworwor | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Yor-Yor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis