Yorjan Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Yorjan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorjan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan851:378,2735,434
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yorjan (420) may also be a first name.

Yorjan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yorjan is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yorjan.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorjan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yorjan is the 2,020,555th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Yorjan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yorjan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Yorjan is also the 419,319th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 420 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 378,273. In Afghanistan Yorjan is most common in: Helmand, where 51 percent live, Badghis, where 27 percent live and Herat, where 8 percent live. Other than Afghanistan it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yordjan9210/
Yotrjan923/
Yrjan911/
Yarjan83654/
Jorjan8331/
Yorhan836/
Yorian832/
Yorsan830/
Iorjaan7766/
Yarijan7725/
Yorsang7723/
Yorkhan7717/
Yrjiang775/
Yorhane773/
Jorjant771/
Jordjan771/
Jorjain771/
Yaarjan771/
Yrejyan771/
Yarjian771/
Irjan73219/
Erjan73209/
Yrian731/
Yrjam731/
Yaarjaan7112/
Yarijian715/
Eorajyan713/
Yorseang712/
Georjean712/
Jorjahan711/
Hoyoryan711/
Georjian711/
Yohrsand711/
Iorhijan711/
Hyarijan711/
Jourjian711/
Jorjasen711/
Yarian67866/
Herjan67724/
Yorsam67538/
Yarcan67451/
Yaryan67282/
Hirjan67195/
Girjan67105/
Ayryan6789/
Yarsan6761/
Yarhan6738/
Jarjan6736/
Jorean6734/
Jorsan6725/
Jorian6723/
Iorhan6722/
Jorhan6717/
Iorzan6715/
Erjang6715/
Joryan6710/
Gerjan678/
Hoysrijan678/
Ayrian675/
Irijan673/
Yorsen672/
Jorjon672/
Erjian672/
Hyrian671/
Yorson671/
Erjann671/
Yorcon671/
Airjan671/
Ytrian671/
Ajrjan671/
Jirjan671/
Hyryan671/
Erjyan671/
Iorjam671/
Jorcan671/
Jorjam671/
Joirchjan671/
Jorzan671/
Ioryan671/
Yorhon671/
Iorian671/
Yorham671/
Yarzan670/
Hyrean670/

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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 Yorjan
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