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) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yorka.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 940,398th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Yorka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Yorka reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yorka is also the 176,580th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 1,860 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 99 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Yorka is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent are found.

Yorka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yorka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yorka last name expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yorka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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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