Yerega Surname

138,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yerega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yerega (2,090) may also be a first name.

Yerega Last Name Facts

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

Yerega is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yerega is the 138,321st most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,252,719 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yerega are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yerega is also the 164,660th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 2,090 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Yerega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yerega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yerega last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerega Last Name Statistics demography

Yerega earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeregha9227/
Erega91257/
Ayeregha861/
Gerega831,137/
Eregai83474/
Eregha83336/
Jerega8349/
Yeregi8316/
Eregah837/
Yeriga837/
Aerega834/
Eregaj832/
Yerego832/
Ereiga831/
Oerega831/
Oyeriegha801/
Yeregui77510/
Geregha7780/
Ouerega7743/
Ayorega7740/
Gierega7724/
Geregaj7714/
Yerigha7714/
Geregai7713/
Ayeriga776/
Ereegha773/
Yeregou773/
Geregay772/
Geregga772/
Oyeriga771/
Ereggai771/
Ayarega771/
Jerrega771/
Ajerega771/
Gereiga771/
Jeregai771/
Yeragha771/
Aereega771/
Eiregha771/
Eriga731,329/
Erege73220/
Erego7372/
Eryga7311/
Eregi735/
Jereghea7142/
Ayerigha7110/
Oyerigha717/
Yerigaay711/
Ayoregha711/
Erreghai711/
Oyaregha711/
Ayaregah711/
Yeregesh711/
Gereghea711/
Gereigha711/
Yereguez710/
Geriga672,662/
Ourega672,298/
Jeriga67165/
Erigha67141/
Eregie6769/
Gerego6740/
Gerege6731/
Erhiga6722/
Geregi6722/
Jeryga6721/
Areaga6720/
Ereghe6718/
Euriga6718/
Erigga6714/
Ieregi6713/
Eeriga676/
Yerige675/
Yerigi674/
Jeraga674/
Geryga672/
Errege672/
Yerigo672/
Jerege672/
Eregou671/
Jeregi671/
Ayereango671/
Erhegy671/
Jerego671/
Ieriga671/
Ireiga671/
Ereghy671/
Aurega671/
Areega671/
Areiga671/
Erriga671/
Eiriga671/
Uerego671/
Geregó671/
Eyereagoh671/
Errego670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yerega
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