Yegher Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Yegher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Yegher Demographics
Average Yegher Salary in
United States
$68,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yegher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yegher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yegher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻘﺮﻩ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yegher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yegher is the 1,683,218th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Yegher occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Yegher reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria Yegher is most prevalent in: Benue, where 99 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent reside.
Yegher Last Name Statistics demography
Yegher earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.42% more than the national average, earning $68,357 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yegher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yegher in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻘﺮﻩ | yqrh | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yegher
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