Yerba Surname

333,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yerba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7121:44,6413,993
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
Mauritania1181:34,7022,788
Israel241:356,56829,419
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yerba (265) may also be a first name.

Yerba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerba (Arabic: ليربا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﺏ) is found most frequently in Peru. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 333,948th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,589,101 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Yerba are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Andean South America. Yerba is also the 546,451st most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 265 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Peru, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 44,641. In Peru it is most common in: Puno Region, where 63 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 22 percent are found and Lima Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru Yerba occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.

Yerba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yerba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yerba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 27.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,051 per year and in United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerbaz9173/
Ayerba9157/
Yerbay9145/
Yerbas919/
Yerbağ919/
Yerbah913/
Yerbat912/
Yerrba911/
Hyerba911/
Yerbaj911/
Yierba911/
Erba896,259/
Yerbach831/
Erbay8016,253/
Gerba802,264/
Yerva801,689/
Yerby801,590/
Erbağ80365/
Yerbe80197/
Yerwa80135/
Jerba8055/
Erbea8052/
Yerbi8044/
Oerba8041/
Yerua8025/
Yerbo8021/
Erbau8017/
Erbai8010/
Eirba802/
Ierba801/
Uerba801/
Ejrba801/
Oyerbach77113/
Ayerbach771/
Yerbes73813/
Gierba73160/
Jerboa73157/
Yerbey7383/
Erbağa7382/
Yervas7372/
Gerbay7344/
Gearba7336/
Yerbez7326/
Gaerba7318/
Yerbit7316/
Yerbou7312/
Erbeau7311/
Gerbau739/
Yerwad738/
Yerber738/
Gerbai738/
Gerbaj738/
Yerboh738/
Jerbas736/
Yerbeh736/
D'Erba735/
Errbah734/
Ahyrba734/
Errbai733/
Huerba733/
Ayorba732/
Hierba732/
Jerbah732/
Jerbaa732/
Ierzba731/
Yerbie731/
Yerway731/
Gerbaa731/
Yerwaa731/
Jerbat731/
Oyarba731/
Yervah731/
Yervai731/
Aierba731/
Ejorba731/
Earbad731/
Earbas730/
Erbe675,507/
Erby671,783/
Erbi671,391/
Erva671,209/
Erbo67232/
Erua67207/
Yerbich67147/
Ayırbaz67137/
Ayirbaş67118/
Erbé6735/
Yerbish6726/
Jerbach6720/
Gerbağa6717/
Uyarbas678/
Ayarbaz676/
Ayarbas675/
Averbah674/
Errbahy674/
Yerbouh673/
Høyerby673/
Ayarbah672/
Jerbath671/
Geharba671/
Yerzuah671/
Heurbai671/
Jerbaud671/
Jerbaut671/
Uyarbai671/
Yierbes671/
Eirbach670/

Yerba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺮﺏyrb79.34
ﻳﺮﺑﻪyrbh19.01
ﻳﺮﺑﺎyrba1.65
Yerba in the Arabic language
ليرباlyrba-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yerba
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