Yer Surname

151,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,9031:40,8944,210
Papua New Guinea3791:21,5142,300
Pakistan3181:561,7739,195
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
India441:17,433,304271,013
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yer (2,469) may also be a first name.

Yer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yer (Marathi: येर, Oriya: େୟର, Russian: Йер) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 151,227th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,501,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Yer live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 54 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 148,773rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 2,469 people.

It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,903 people, or 1 in 40,894. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Erzurum Province, where 12 percent reside and Mersin Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Yer Last Name Statistics demography

Yer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $37,965 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyer8649,820/
Ayer8613,698/
Eyer865,425/
Oyer864,246/
Hyer864,097/
Yere863,405/
Yerr86213/
Uyer86193/
Äyer86124/
Yier8684/
Yert8667/
Yoer8617/
Jyer8612/
Yher865/
Yerd864/
Yehr862/
Øyer862/
Yeyr862/
Yerh861/
Yyer861/
Üyer861/
Yejr861/
Yerp861/
Yetr861/
Yerz860/
Ye807,320,967/
Er80118,497/
Geyer7542,938/
Hoyer7524,026/
Heyer7520,459/
Iyere757,556/
Gayer756,250/
Hayer755,847/
Goyer755,011/
Oyier752,931/
Høyer751,405/
Ayere751,321/
Aiyer751,165/
Ayerh751,125/
Yesre75732/
Oyere75724/
Huyer75640/
Eyere75461/
Ayyer75306/
Uyere75287/
Eyier75169/
Ayier75126/
Ayeer75118/
Auyer7586/
Giyer7566/
Ağyer7554/
Yerre7535/
Eyert7533/
Ahyer7527/
Yeier7521/
Yejre7517/
Hyjer7511/
Uyier7510/
Aayer758/
Hiyer758/
Ihyer758/
Iyerr757/
Yueer757/
Yiyer756/
Hyher755/
Yoyer755/
Ieyer752/
Yettr752/
Ayerd752/
Iyesr751/
Eeyer751/
Eyher751/
Eyyer751/
Ayjer751/
Ajyer751/
Yesrr751/
Yeyre751/
Yoeer751/
Ouyer751/
Ayerr751/
Yerhe751/
Ohyer751/
Ioyer751/
Hyerp751/
Yuier751/
Yaeer751/
Yiere751/
Yieur751/
Yheir751/
D'Yer751/
Ayerz751/
Yi'er751/
Oyert751/
Hyerh751/
Ayher750/
Euyer750/
Hyyer750/
Ayert750/
Hyere750/
Hyier750/
Oyher750/
Yee67189,056/
Yeh6728,911/
Yes6717,931/
Hye679,097/
Ger678,043/
Yet677,321/
Yoe676,817/
Ayr675,361/
Yep673,053/
Jer672,737/
Aer672,198/
Yea671,832/
Yie671,227/
Yed671,001/
Øye67979/
Err67953/
Yey67813/
Eer67796/
Yez67724/
Ier67693/
Ear67544/
Hooyer67534/
Hayere67452/
Jye67362/
Erh67317/
Oer67216/
Uer67195/
Haayer67188/
Gooyer67151/
Heyert67145/
Yeğ67105/
Gaiyer6783/
Ayeere6766/
Eir6762/
Ouyere6750/
Yerova6748/
Eur6738/
Yhe6730/
Hoyert6727/
Erő6723/
Hoyere6723/
Aiyere6721/
Yeï6719/
Iyr6716/
Hayher6715/
Hayert6711/
Eyerre6710/
Uyiere679/
Yerowa679/
Oyr679/
Hoeyer678/
Wanyer678/
Uyr678/
Ejr677/
Yyr677/
Yjr677/
Yej676/
Heyere676/
Heuyer676/
Aayere675/
Goiyer675/
Høyert675/
Hyhher674/
Gayyer673/
Hhoyer673/
Houyer673/
Ihyere673/
Eyr672/
Hauyer672/
Goyjer672/
Gayier672/
Eiyere672/
Ayerre672/
Hayeer671/
Oyeere671/
Huyerr671/
Gayerh671/
Aayeer671/
Aaiyer671/
Gayher671/
Aygher671/
Gayeer671/
Huyere671/
Heyier671/
Hayier671/
Yeî671/
Goyher671/
Hahyer671/
D'Ayer671/
D'Hyer671/
Auyert671/
Hoyeer671/
Ayiere671/
Ayerhe671/

Yer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yer in the Oriya language
େୟରeyara-
Yer in the Marathi language
येरyera-
Yer in the Russian language
Йерjer-

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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 Yer
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