Yareg Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yareg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yareg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania3221:12,7171,229
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

Yareg (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ, Russian: Ярег) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. 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 held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Yareg occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 12,717. In Mauritania Yareg is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 31 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 16 percent live and Brakna Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yareig9151/
Yaregh9116/
Yarreg911/
Yarg895,110/
Yaregue8317/
Yareigh831/
Yarke801,088/
Yargh80109/
Yarek8070/
Jareg8037/
Yarig8029/
Yarex806/
Yargı801/
Yareq801/
Yareigue7733/
Yargue73962/
Yarike7332/
Yarzig7310/
Jaureg735/
Yareck734/
Iaregh734/
Yareke734/
Yaraig732/
Yareik732/
Yarigh732/
Yareeq731/
Yarekh731/
Yarrig731/
Hyargh731/
Yark67692/
Yorg67225/
Jarg67180/
Yarc67101/
Yarq678/
Yargıcı674/
Jarregg672/
Hiarieg672/
Yarx671/
Yoregue671/
Hayyarg671/
Yargowa671/
Earg671/
Jauregg671/
Yargova671/
Iarg671/
Gearreg670/

Yareg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yareg in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺮﻙyrk-
Yareg in the Russian language
Ярегareg-

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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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