Yerg Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yerg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania3121:13,1251,262
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
France241:2,767,613196,808
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Yerg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerg (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ, Russian: Ыерг) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590,896th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Yerg live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Yerg is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 13,125. In Mauritania Yerg is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 17 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Yerg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yerg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yerg surname grew 492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yerg are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Yerg earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoerg89210/
Yergh8913/
Erg86109/
Yergue8058/
Ayergh801/
Gerg751,496/
Jerg751,123/
Yerk75333/
Ergh7533/
Eurg755/
Ercg753/
Eerg752/
Yerc752/
Aerg752/
Ierg751/
Earg751/
Yerx751/
Oerg751/
Yerq751/
Ehrg751/
Errg751/
Erhg751/
Ergk751/
Goerg67580/
Yerke67542/
Gergő67319/
Yoerk6722/
Gergg675/
Yerck673/
Ayrgs672/
Hearg671/
Eourg671/
Gergh671/
Aergh671/
Uergh671/
Heirg671/
Yoirg671/
Ajerg671/
Iergx671/
Yerrk670/
Gearg670/
Yehrk670/
Ioerg670/
Eargt670/

Yerg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerg in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺮﻙyrk97.92
ﻳﺮﻕyrq2.08
Yerg in the Russian language
Ыергyerg-

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