Yerig Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yerig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Yerig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerig (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yerig.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerig? popularity and diffusion

Yerig is the 5,057,639th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Yerig reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Yerig is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey Yerig is most frequent in: Izmir Province, where 75 percent reside and Tunceli Province, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yereig9115/
Yeraig911/
Erig89747/
Yerigue834/
Yoehrig834/
Yereigh832/
Ayerigg830/
Gerig803,008/
Jerig8097/
Yerik8084/
Errig8046/
Yeric8039/
Eurig8037/
Yereg8015/
Ergig808/
Ayrig806/
Eirig805/
Erhig803/
Ierig801/
Eraig801/
Ereig800/
Uerig800/
Eruig800/
Erigh800/
Yereigue7720/
Yeraigue7714/
Gerigk732,544/
Goerig73546/
Gearig73210/
Ayarig73110/
Yerick7357/
Oehrig7352/
Yerike7341/
Gerrig7334/
Gaerig7334/
Haerig7326/
Heurig7326/
Aehrig7310/
Yerzik737/
Gerigh734/
Geraig734/
Gerhig733/
Yerrik733/
Eoerig733/
Jehrig732/
Earrig731/
Heirig731/
Eyeric731/
Ergigh731/
Gereig731/
Gergig731/
Yergec731/
Aerigh731/
Heerig731/
Eahrig731/
Ericgh730/
Eusrig730/
Yerric730/
Hierig730/
Ehrigh730/
Erik6710,252/
Ereg67935/
Goerigk67607/
Yerrick67238/
Heirigs67212/
Yeregue6740/
Hierzig6722/
Haerrig6716/
Goerrig679/
Eyerick677/
Gaerhig671/
Huerrig671/
Eryg671/
Heatrig671/
Hyerick671/
Heyirig671/
Ayerike671/
Eyerike671/
Ayeregh671/
Heyerik671/
Eyeriks671/
Aiyeric671/
Gehrigh670/
Yetrick670/
Yereick670/

Yerig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerig in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺮﻙyrk-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yerig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis