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Where Does The Last Name Yerima Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yerima is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Yérima. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerima? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 13,247^th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 172,401 people. Yerima is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yerima reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yerima is also the 30,245^th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 26,947 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24,371 people, or 1 in 7,269. In Nigeria Yerima is most common in: Adamawa, where 15 percent are found, Yobe, where 12 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 13 percent are found and Togo, where 11 percent are found.

Yerima Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yerima last name is predominantly Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.

Yerima earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.