Yorlay Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Yorlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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 occurs most in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yorlay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yorlay is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Yorlay is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yorlay reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 182 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 169,559. In Liberia Yorlay is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 58 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 38 percent reside and Margibi County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Yorlay exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Yorlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yorlay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorla | 91 | 13 | / |
| Yorly | 91 | 7 | / |
| Yarlay | 83 | 23 | / |
| Yorlah | 83 | 19 | / |
| Yorley | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yorlia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yoarly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Yrla | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ayyorla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yorllah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yorlaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iorlaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yirla | 73 | 998 | / |
| Yarla | 73 | 687 | / |
| Yrlas | 73 | 98 | / |
| Hyrla | 73 | 66 | / |
| Jorla | 73 | 23 | / |
| Iorla | 73 | 16 | / |
| Jorly | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yorle | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ojrla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Erlay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yarly | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayrla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yrlah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyrly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yrlap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yorlahei | 71 | 21 | / |
| Giorla | 67 | 422 | / |
| Yarley | 67 | 104 | / |
| Hirlay | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jarlay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yarlah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yaarla | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gerlay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yarlla | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yorlue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yarlas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iorlah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Girlay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iorlia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Herlay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yarela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jirlay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyrley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yasrla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yarlai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jorlas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyarla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joorla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earlay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorelliah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eorley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Georly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatrla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarrla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorlet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarlea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorlae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorlye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayorle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geyrla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayrla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Georla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayrlha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yorler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heorly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yirley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eyrely | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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