Yergh Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Yergh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yergh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yergh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yergh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yergh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yergh is the 5,391,485th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yergh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Yergh is most prevalent in: Brakna Region, where 33 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 33 percent live and Trarza Region, where 33 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayergh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yerg | 89 | 528 | / |
| Ergh | 89 | 33 | / |
| Yoerg | 80 | 210 | / |
| Uergh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aergh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gergh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erg | 75 | 109 | / |
| Yergue | 73 | 58 | / |
| Yerksh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ouergh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gerg | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Jerg | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Yerk | 67 | 333 | / |
| Erkh | 67 | 94 | / |
| Eurg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ercg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yerc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aerg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eerg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yerq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehrg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ergk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oerg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yerx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earg | 67 | 1 | / |
Yergh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yergh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺮﻙ | yrk | - |
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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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- 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 Yergh
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