Yorwor Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yorwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yorwor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Yorwor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yorwor is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yorwor.

How Common Is The Last Name Yorwor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yorwor reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Yorwor is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Gbarpolu County, where 50 percent are found and Lofa County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Liberia Yorwor occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorworth860/
Yorvor8327/
Yorbor8322/
Jorwor8310/
Yarwor839/
Yorwar831/
Ayiorworth751/
Ayiorwotrh751/
Yorwarth7120/
Jorbor67361/
Iorwar67228/
Iorvor67189/
Jorwar67114/
Yarwar678/
Iorbor674/
Ejiorwhor673/
Erword672/
Joruor671/
Jarwor671/
Yorbar671/
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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 Yorwor
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