Yorka Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Yorka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Turkey451:1,729,36563,766
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
France41:16,605,680368,153
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Yorka (1,860) may also be a first name.

Yorka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yorka (Russian: Йорка) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Yorka is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Yorka live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yorka is also the 176,580th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,860 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 99 percent reside and Delta, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent reside.

Yorka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yorka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yorka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Yorka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorkaa917/
Eyorka915/
Ayorka912/
Yiorka911/
Yorkea911/
Yorrka911/
Yorkai911/
Yrka894/
Yiorkas8386/
Yorkaya8316/
Yorke8017,163/
Yrkha80853/
Hyrka80839/
Yarka80728/
Jorka80381/
Yorko80257/
Yirka80241/
Yorki80194/
Yorky8088/
Yorca8048/
Iorka807/
Yreka803/
Jyrka801/
Iorkaa73970/
Yarkah73277/
Yorkey73239/
Yarkay73190/
Jyrkas7353/
Yarkai7352/
Yorkie7338/
Jorkay7333/
Giorka7330/
Yorkeh7328/
Yireka7321/
Georka7312/
Yorkoh7312/
Yareka7311/
Yarkat739/
Yorkyy739/
Ohyrka739/
Yorkoş735/
Eorkaa734/
Jorkai734/
Jyrkka734/
Yarkha734/
Yarkas733/
Oirkha732/
Jorkea731/
Yoorko731/
Yarkoa731/
Yarkaç731/
Yoarki731/
Yorcas731/
Yorkeu731/
Jorkka731/
Jourka731/
Ayreka731/
Yirkai731/
Ayorko731/
Iorkha731/
Yorrke731/
Yorcea731/
Yorkoi731/
Yorkou731/
Yorkee731/
Irka67711/
Iorkaha67444/
Erka67393/
Yarekha6781/
Yarkhah6754/
Yarkaya6752/
Yiorcas6739/
Jorkeah6726/
Yrko6711/
Jorkhah6711/
Heyrkah677/
Yarkash675/
Iorkaay674/
Yorkcee672/
Yorkkie671/
Yarkhay671/
Yarkhau671/
Yarkhat671/
Yorkeih671/
Georkay671/
Yorkcoy671/
Jorkasz671/
Yiorkou671/
Giorgka671/
Ayorkey671/
Yorkess670/

Yorka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yorka in the Russian language
Йоркаjorka-

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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 Yorka
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