Yareg Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Yareg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 322 | 1:12,717 | 1,229 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yareg (10) may also be a first name.
Yareg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yareg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yareg (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ, Russian: Ярег) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yareg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yareg is the 846,108th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yareg reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Yareg is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Yareg is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 12,717. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 31 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 16 percent live and Brakna Region, where 12 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yareig | 91 | 51 | / |
| Yaregh | 91 | 16 | / |
| Yarreg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yarg | 89 | 5,110 | / |
| Yaregue | 83 | 17 | / |
| Yareigh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarke | 80 | 1,088 | / |
| Yargh | 80 | 109 | / |
| Yarek | 80 | 70 | / |
| Jareg | 80 | 37 | / |
| Yarig | 80 | 29 | / |
| Yarex | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yargı | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yareq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yareigue | 77 | 33 | / |
| Yargue | 73 | 962 | / |
| Yarike | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yarzig | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jaureg | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yareck | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iaregh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yareke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaraig | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yareik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yarigh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yareeq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarrig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyargh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yark | 67 | 692 | / |
| Yorg | 67 | 225 | / |
| Jarg | 67 | 180 | / |
| Yarc | 67 | 101 | / |
| Yarq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yargıcı | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jarregg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiarieg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoregue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayyarg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yargowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jauregg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yargova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iarg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gearreg | 67 | 0 | / |
Yareg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yareg in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺮﻙ | yrk | - |
| Yareg in the Russian language | ||
| Ярег | areg | - |
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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 Yareg
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