Yorkes Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Yorkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Yorkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yorkes occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Yorkes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Yorkes live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Yorkes is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Yorkes is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 82 percent reside, Connecticut, where 14 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 4 percent reside.

Yorkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yorkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yorkes surname increased 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yorkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yorkes last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Yorkes earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.89% more than the national average, earning $117,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorkies920/
Yorkess920/
Yorkis8331/
Yarkes830/
Jorkesh774/
Yarkess774/
Jhorkes771/
Iorkese771/
Yoarkys771/
Erkes73805/
Irkes7325/
Yrkys738/
Jourkesh719/
Eorkease711/
Georkees711/
Herkes67840/
Hyrkäs67695/
Eerkes67283/
Gerkes67207/
Jyrkäs6798/
Girkes6744/
Erkhes6726/
Erckes6714/
Jarkes6710/
Erkess678/
Yorcis676/
Yarces672/
Iorkis671/
Yarkis671/
Hirkes671/
Jorces670/

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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 Yorkes
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