Yorku Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yorku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yorku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yorku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yorku occurs most in Ghana. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Yorku are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Other than Ghana it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorkeu911/
Yorkou911/
Yiorkou831/
Yirku8039/
Yarku8022/
Yorcu8017/
Iorku8011/
Jorku805/
Yrhku801/
Yrkus801/
Yarkou737/
Iorkuu737/
Ujorku733/
Ajorku733/
Ejorku731/
Erku672,640/
Irku6722/
Eyrekeu671/
Jorkuch671/
Iorkous671/
Yarkuch671/
Yarkouh671/
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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 Yorku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis