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
Yoreka occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoreka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yoreka live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 8 people.
The surname Yoreka is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 50 percent reside and Mubende District, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
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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