Yoreka Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Yoreka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yoreka (8) may also be a first name.
Yoreka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoreka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yoreka occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yoreka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoreka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yoreka reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Yoreka is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 8 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbarara District, where 50 percent are found and Mubende District, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayoreka | 92 | 30 | / |
| Yoreeka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yreka | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yoroka | 83 | 107 | / |
| Yorika | 83 | 44 | / |
| Yireka | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yareka | 83 | 11 | / |
| Joreka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yoraka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayreka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yorioka | 77 | 796 | / |
| Yarekha | 77 | 81 | / |
| Yorikha | 77 | 62 | / |
| Yoreker | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yarekat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jooreka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jorecka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaraeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ereka | 73 | 215 | / |
| Ireka | 73 | 142 | / |
| Yrika | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ioreakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaraka | 67 | 156 | / |
| Eureka | 67 | 152 | / |
| Yoroko | 67 | 143 | / |
| Joraka | 67 | 128 | / |
| Yarika | 67 | 111 | / |
| Yareki | 67 | 84 | / |
| Erekaa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Erekai | 67 | 80 | / |
| Yirika | 67 | 67 | / |
| Yareca | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gereka | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jareka | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yorike | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yoriki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yoriko | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jorika | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hereka | 67 | 15 | / |
| Irekah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaroka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Joreca | 67 | 8 | / |
| Joreke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Joroka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hireka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yareke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yresko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erekha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yorice | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erreka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yorako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yareko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gireka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jretka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jreika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aireka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irekha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyrika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaryka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ireika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayrika | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yoreka
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