Yerk Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Yerk (32) may also be a first name.

Yerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerk? popularity and diffusion

Yerk is the 830,559th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Yerk are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 32 people.

The last name Yerk is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States Yerk is most frequent in: Illinois, where 11 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Yerk occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Yerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yerk last name grew 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yerk last name are 36.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.89% registered with the political party.

Yerk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $39,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerke89542/
Yoerk8922/
Yerck893/
Yerrk890/
Yehrk890/
Erk864,301/
Yeyrek80796/
Yerksh807/
Hayerk801/
Gerk752,117/
Yerg75528/
Erkh7594/
Ehrk7583/
Jerk7534/
Eirk7520/
Eråk759/
Eark759/
Eurk754/
Ayrk752/
Yerc752/
Yerx751/
Oerk751/
Oyrk751/
Ierk751/
Uerk751/
Yerq751/
Erkk751/
Erkq751/
Ergk751/
Heyerck731/
Jerke672,139/
Ayrık67488/
Yoerg67210/
Goerk67140/
Eyrek67137/
Ierke6732/
Gehrk6730/
Yerkhova6727/
Geark6721/
Erkøk6720/
Jerkø6720/
Eyork6718/
Oyork6718/
Iyrek6717/
Ayark6715/
Yergh6713/
Ehrck6713/
Ouerk6711/
Jerck6711/
Eurke6710/
Hierk677/
Owerk675/
Ayork675/
Heark675/
Geirk674/
Ayrek673/
Ejark673/
Eerck672/
Errck672/
Iyork672/
Ierck672/
Ejork671/
Eurck671/
Earks671/
Earke671/
Earck671/
Hoerk671/
Iyark671/
Yjork671/
Ejrek671/
Oyark671/
Eirck671/
Ehrkh671/
Ujerk671/
Uyork671/
Ejrqk671/
Ayrck671/
Gerkc671/
Ierkq671/
Yoark671/
Jherk671/
Yırık671/
Jerkz671/
Eirek671/
Ehark670/
Heurk670/
Eirks670/

Yerk Name Transliterations

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

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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 Yerk
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