Yorma Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yorma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin151:689,04039,432
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yorma (783) may also be a first name.

Yorma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yorma is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Yorma are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 293,155th most numerous forename internationally, held by 783 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 689,040. In Benin Yorma is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 80 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yormaz911,018/
Yormah9119/
Yormas911/
Yormaa911/
Yrma8944/
Yarma80956/
Yorme80111/
Iorma8014/
Yirma8013/
Yormi8011/
Jorma809/
Hyrma804/
Yrema804/
Oirma802/
Yarema737,591/
Yormie733,138/
Yarmah73475/
Iormaa73158/
Yarmas73143/
Yarmaz73140/
Georma7348/
Ayırma7345/
Yarmat7344/
Yarmai7342/
Yormii7319/
Jormah7318/
Yarmad7311/
Oyrema7310/
Yarmea739/
Ijorma732/
Giorma732/
Jormat731/
Yormou731/
Yirmai731/
Yarmaç731/
Yormoh731/
Jormai731/
Yormje731/
Yirmap731/
Yarmay731/
Yormei731/
Yirmaz731/
Jormma731/
Iormai731/
Jyothrmai714/
Irma679,878/
Erma671,942/
Yarmash67292/
Hyrmash6712/
Yarmast6710/
Jormeah679/
Ärma676/
Yarmats674/
Yarmeah673/
Ijiorma673/
Jrma673/
Yaarmma672/
Yormoch671/
Yormeep671/
Yarmaas671/
Yaremma671/
Yarmaya671/
Ojormah671/
Jourmay670/

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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
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  • 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 Yorma
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