Yoruva Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Yoruva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoruva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India341:22,560,747316,052
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Yoruva Last Name Facts

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

Yoruva is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoruva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Yoruva reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India Yoruva is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 76 percent are found and Telangana, where 24 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yruva9112/
Yaruva83125/
Yoruba8361/
Ioruva8318/
Ayruva831/
Yorouba77245/
Yorubas77233/
Ayoruba7721/
Yarueva777/
Yarruva773/
Yorubay771/
Oyoruba771/
Ojoruva771/
Yorieva771/
Eruva733,781/
Iruva7317/
Yoroba67378/
Yaruwa6737/
Yaruba6727/
Yorube6727/
Earuva6725/
Irouva6720/
Jaruva6715/
Ioruve6713/
Yaruvo679/
Eruvat678/
Ioruwa678/
Joriva675/
Eruvaa675/
Yoruwe674/
Yariva673/
Eeruva673/
Yrubay672/
Hiruva672/
Ajruva671/
Yorubi671/
Erruva671/
Irguva671/
Joruwa671/
Eruuva671/
Yoriwa671/

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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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  • 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 Yoruva
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