Yargh Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yargh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yargh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1081:37,9152,975
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Yargh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yargh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ) is found most in Mauritania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yargh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Yargh is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yargh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 37,915. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 34 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaregh9116/
Hyargh911/
Yarg895,110/
Jargh801,596/
Yareg80324/
Yargı801/
Yargue73962/
Yarhkh737/
Yarqsh737/
Iaregh734/
Yarkph734/
Yarreg731/
Yarzkh731/
Jhargh731/
Ijargh731/
Yarekh731/
Yark67692/
Yorg67225/
Jarg67180/
Yarc67101/
Yarq678/
Yargıcı674/
Iarg671/
Yarx671/
Hayyarg671/
Yargowa671/
Earg671/
Yargova671/

Yargh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yargh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺮﻙyrk95.65
ﻳﺮﻕyrq2.17
ﻳﺎﺭﻙyark2.17

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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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  • 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 Yargh
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