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 held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yorlay.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorlay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yorlay reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Yorlay is also the 675,152nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 182 people.

The last name Yorlay is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 169,559. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 58 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 38 percent are found and Margibi County, where 4 percent are found. Barring Liberia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Yorlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yorlay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yorlay surname 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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