Yager Surname
Approximately 11,668 people bear this surname
Yager Surname Definition:
(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.
Yager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,278 | 1:35,266 | 4,399 |
| Canada | 457 | 1:80,625 | 8,989 |
| Australia | 285 | 1:94,722 | 10,787 |
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| Ecuador | 120 | 1:132,549 | 6,814 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,138 | 1:16,003 | 2,038 |
Yager (247) may also be a first name.
Yager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.
(German and Danish.) Jager, a huntsman. Yogere, also signifies a sweet—heart.
(New York) The same as Jager, q. v.
Yager Demographics
Yager Political Affiliation
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Yager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yager (Russian: Ягер) occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yager? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yager is the 44,518th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 624,575 people. The surname Yager is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Yager live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 567,531st most common first name internationally, borne by 247 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 10,278 people, or 1 in 35,266. In The United States Yager is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Yager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yager surname rose 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Yager last name are 34.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.46% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yager earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 234.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,800 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $53,187 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yager in the Russian language | ||
| Ягер | ager | - |
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Yager Reference & Research
Yeager DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Yeager FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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