Yorek Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yorek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Turkey671:1,161,51449,914
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Yorek (13) may also be a first name.

Yorek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yorek (Russian: Йорэк) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 814,680th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Yorek reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yorek is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 1,347,431. In The United States Yorek is most numerous in: Texas, where 49 percent are found, Minnesota, where 32 percent are found and Oregon, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Yorek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yorek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yorek are 9.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Yorek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 191.42% more than the national average, earning $144,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoreck912/
Yorzek911/
Yrek891/
Jorek80189/
Eyrek80137/
Yorik80124/
Yarek8070/
Yoryk8019/
Hyrek8017/
Yirek808/
Jyrek803/
Ayrek803/
Yreck801/
Yreik801/
Yreek800/
Uhyrek7394/
Yorick7378/
Joreck7339/
Yorike7336/
Yorzyk7312/
Joreke737/
Oyrekh734/
Yareck734/
Yareke734/
Oirekh733/
Hyreyk733/
Yareik732/
Yarekh731/
Ejorek731/
Oiriek731/
Oireke731/
Yorrik730/
Jorrek730/
Irek674,077/
Erek673,609/
Yorrick67200/
Yourick6787/
Hyttrek6744/
Georgek6739/
Yorzhyk6724/
Yryk6717/
Yrik675/
Yorkova674/
Yrjk671/
Yoregue671/
Yreg671/
Haytrek670/
Yoricks670/

Yorek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yorek in the Russian language
Йорэкjorek-

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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 Yorek
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