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 held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yergh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Yergh is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yergh reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Yergh is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 33 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 33 percent live and Trarza Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Mauritania this surname 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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