Yager Surname

44,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Yager Surname Definition:

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman.

Yager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2781:35,2664,399
Canada4571:80,6258,989
Australia2851:94,72210,787
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Ecuador1201:132,5496,814
France681:976,805110,007
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
England381:1,466,26563,675
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Norfolk Island51:459108
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1381:16,0032,038

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German and Danish.) Jager, a huntsman. Yogere, also signifies a sweet—heart.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(New York) The same as Jager, q. v.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanger91582/
Yagere91316/
Yasger9165/
Yagher9164/
Yadger9164/
Yayger9139/
Yacger9127/
Yagger9127/
Yaguer9119/
Yaager9112/
Yazger912/
Yahger911/
Yoager910/
Yagier910/
Yageer910/
Yagr89867/
Yage89678/
Yaguere837/
Yangher834/
Yangger833/
Yadgere832/
Oyeager831/
Yannger831/
Yheager831/
Hyanger831/
Jyagher831/
Yagheer831/
Yoeager830/
Yaeiger830/
Yangier830/
Jager8024,009/
Yaser8017,896/
Yange8014,345/
Eager804,951/
Yazer80346/
Iager80269/
Yagea8081/
Yadge8071/
Yaged8066/
Yoger8042/
Yagre8041/
Yaghe8035/
Yagge8032/
Yagir8032/
Yazge8031/
Yagie8028/
Yagey8021/
Yacer807/
Yagee806/
Yageh806/
Yajer805/
Yages804/
Yaget804/
Yagei803/
Yasge802/
Yiage801/
Yaage801/
Yoage801/
Yagez801/
Yacge801/
Ayyanger777/
Yashgerd777/
Jagger736,581/
Yaseer733,083/
Yagues73595/
Yazeer73563/
Iagher73558/
Janger73504/
Yaygir73457/
Yaguez73429/
Yangır73345/
Yaggie73270/
Jageer73258/
Yasere73244/
Jagher73241/
Yazgeç73186/
Yadgir73146/
Yanghe73140/
Jeager73127/
Yangge7384/
Eagger7374/
Jaager7365/
Yacher7354/
Yasier7354/
Jaguer7353/
Jagere7349/
Yaggey7348/
Jagier7338/
Yonger7337/
Yagesh7334/
Jagert7331/
Giager7331/
Yaagee7326/
Geager7325/
Jahger7322/
Yaggir7320/
Aiyage7314/
Jacger7311/
Jaiger7311/
Jhager7310/
Yaaser7310/
Yogere739/
Yazier739/
Yieage738/
Yaange736/
Heager735/
Iacger735/
Yajere734/
Jauger734/
Ianger734/
Yazzer734/
Yakher733/
Yaghei733/
Jasger733/
Yaggee733/
Eadger733/
Yangir733/
Yozger733/
Yaouge733/
Yasear733/
Jayger732/
Yahgee732/
Yaguet732/
Yoguer732/
Yazere732/
Jyange731/
Jazger731/
Jeyger731/
Yarzer731/
Yogert731/
Hiager731/
Hyange731/
Hyoger731/
Jagerr731/
Jaëger731/
Yayser731/
Yaseir731/
Yagheu731/
Yagire731/
Yahgie731/
Yaguei731/
Yaguey731/
Yaguye731/
Yannge731/
Yhaser731/
Yiaghe731/
Yang'e731/
Yaghie731/
Yangey730/
Yaggei730/
Eeager730/
Yagi67123,844/
Yaga675,510/
Yase674,798/
Jage672,180/
Yaze671,656/
Yace67777/
Yoge67651/
Yadgire67557/
Jangeer67394/
Yachere67169/
Yaje67165/
Jagr67150/
Headger67105/
Yagy6758/
Højager6757/
Eage6737/
Jhageer6734/
Jahager6731/
Jacgert6727/
Heeager6718/
Yacheur6714/
Yoguere6714/
Jagherz6714/
Iage6712/
Jangher6710/
Jangger679/
Jagheer677/
Yakherh676/
Jagiere675/
Janhger675/
Jianger674/
Yasghir674/
Yas'ser674/
Yaguire673/
Yagrova672/
Jaggerd672/
Jeanger672/
Heagher672/
Yahange672/
Yagaire672/
Yazheer672/
Jaghier672/
Jahgier672/
Jageere671/
Jagesre671/
Jaggeer671/
Jaggerz671/
Ayyagir671/
Ayyangr671/
Yazzier671/
Yojnger671/
Yonnger671/
Oyaghir671/
Jayguer671/
Jahgher671/
Jeagger671/
Jeaguer671/
Jangerr671/
Jannger671/
Jjagger671/
Yangajr671/
Yiasere671/
Yaazeer671/
Yaseerr671/
Geaiger671/
Aiyange671/
Yacheir671/
Yazeerh671/
Jaggert670/
Ihanger670/
Eagr670/
Geagier670/
Ehanger670/
Jaggier670/

Yager Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yager in the Russian language
Ягерager-

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Yager Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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