Yorker Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Yorker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4321:839,02564,101
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Yorker (23) may also be a first name.

Yorker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yorker is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Yorker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 677,464th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Yorker reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yorker is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 23 people.

Yorker is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 839,025. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Yorker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yorker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yorker surname expanded 327 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yorker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yorker are 5.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.21% registered to vote for the party.

Yorker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.74% less than the national average, earning $37,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarker83568/
Iorker83367/
Jorker832/
Yorkjr832/
Yreker830/
Iorkeer777/
Øyråker773/
Iorkier771/
Jorkerh771/
Ayreker771/
Erker732,860/
Ojiarker711/
Yorkhire711/
Herker67584/
Ercker67291/
Gerker67214/
Erkier6768/
Eråker6725/
Iorkir6722/
Erkerd6715/
Ierker674/
Earker674/
Girker672/
Iråker671/
Erkere671/
Iorcer671/
Iorkehger671/
Yarcer671/
Iarker671/
Jarker671/
Irkerd670/
Hirker670/

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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 Yorker
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