Yorlay Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yorlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia261:169,55911,793
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Yorlay (182) may also be a first name.

Yorlay Last Name Facts

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

Yorlay is found most in Liberia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yorlay.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorlay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yorlay is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yorlay live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequent given name globally It is held by 182 people.

The last name Yorlay is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 169,559. In Liberia Yorlay is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 58 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 38 percent are found and Margibi County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Liberia Yorlay occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Yorlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yorlay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yorlay last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorla9113/
Yorly917/
Yarlay8323/
Yorlah8319/
Yorley8311/
Yorlia832/
Yoarly830/
Yrla808/
Ayyorla774/
Yorllah772/
Yorlaha771/
Iorlaya771/
Yirla73998/
Yarla73687/
Yrlas7398/
Hyrla7366/
Jorla7323/
Iorla7316/
Jorly7314/
Yorle7312/
Ojrla733/
Erlay733/
Yarly732/
Ayrla732/
Yrlah731/
Eyrly731/
Yrlap731/
Yorlahei7121/
Giorla67422/
Yarley67104/
Hirlay6739/
Jarlay6726/
Yarlah6726/
Yaarla6725/
Gerlay6719/
Yarlla6719/
Yorlue6716/
Yarlas6714/
Iorlah6713/
Girlay678/
Iorlia678/
Herlay678/
Yarela677/
Jirlay675/
Hyrley674/
Yasrla674/
Yarlai673/
Jorlas672/
Jyarla671/
Joorla671/
Earlay671/
Yorelliah671/
Eorley671/
Georly671/
Yatrla671/
Yarrla671/
Yirlla671/
Yorlet671/
Yarlea671/
Iorlae671/
Iorlye671/
Ayorle671/
Geyrla671/
Hayrla671/
Georla671/
Ayrlha671/
Yorlee671/
Iorley670/
Yorler670/
Heorly670/
Yirley670/
Eyrely670/

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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 Yorlay
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