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 last name Yoreka is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoreka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yoreka are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 8 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Yoreka is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 50 percent live and Mubende District, where 50 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.
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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