Yorsh Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yorsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yorsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5781:16,4382,660
Russia2191:658,09656,802
Ukraine621:734,23775,898
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Yorsh (76) may also be a first name.

Yorsh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yorsh (Russian: Йорш) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorsh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yorsh is the 394,847th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The surname Yorsh is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Yorsh live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Yorsh is also the 1,107,702nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 76 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 16,438. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Grodno Region, where 48 percent live, Brest Region, where 30 percent live and Minsk, where 12 percent live. Excluding Belarus it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Yorsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Belarus.

In The United States Yorsh are 26.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yorsh earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning $39,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorsch9116/
Yoarsh913/
Yors8936/
Yrsh8924/
Yorzh80298/
Yarsh80209/
Hyrsh80124/
Yoars8037/
Iorsh8033/
Yorch8024/
Jorsh8023/
Ayrsh8021/
Yorsz8011/
Yoors807/
Yorst802/
Yorse801/
Ayors800/
Yorshova771/
Yrs7537/
Iorshe734,215/
Jorsch7387/
Iorsch7318/
Hyrsch732/
Joursh731/
Jyarsh731/
Jorshe731/
Yarsch731/
Yorche731/
Yorcht730/
Irsh671,245/
Jors67997/
Ersh67861/
Yhrs6759/
Hyrs6745/
Ayrs6732/
Yars6715/
Yrshova675/
Yiorche674/
Jrsh672/
Iors672/
Eyrs671/
Yrsd671/
Yrås671/
Iorshhe671/
Yrsz671/
Ojrs671/
Uyrs671/
Yorx671/
Yrss671/
Yrch671/
Heorsch670/
Hiorsch670/
Georsch670/
Eors670/

Yorsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yorsh in the Russian language
Йоршjors-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yorsh
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