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
The surname Yorlay is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yorlay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yorlay live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Yorlay is also the 675,152nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 182 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 169,559. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 58 percent live, Montserrado County, where 38 percent live and Margibi County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Yorlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yorlay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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