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 most common in Ethiopia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerega? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,321st most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,252,719 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yerega reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yerega is also the 164,660th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,090 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Yerega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerega has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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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