Yerk Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Yerk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
Yerk (32) may also be a first name.
Yerk Demographics
Average Yerk Salary in
United States
$39,241 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yerk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yerk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yerk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yerk? popularity and diffusion
Yerk is the 830,559th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Yerk reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 32 people.
The surname Yerk is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States Yerk is most common in: Illinois, where 11 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Yerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yerk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yerk last name expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yerk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yerk surname are 36.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.89% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerke | 89 | 542 | / |
| Yoerk | 89 | 22 | / |
| Yerck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yerrk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Yehrk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Erk | 86 | 4,301 | / |
| Yeyrek | 80 | 796 | / |
| Yerksh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hayerk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerk | 75 | 2,117 | / |
| Yerg | 75 | 528 | / |
| Erkh | 75 | 94 | / |
| Ehrk | 75 | 83 | / |
| Jerk | 75 | 34 | / |
| Eirk | 75 | 20 | / |
| Eråk | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eark | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eurk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ayrk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yerc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yerx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oerk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ierk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uerk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yerq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erkq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ergk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heyerck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jerke | 67 | 2,139 | / |
| Ayrık | 67 | 488 | / |
| Yoerg | 67 | 210 | / |
| Goerk | 67 | 140 | / |
| Eyrek | 67 | 137 | / |
| Ierke | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gehrk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yerkhova | 67 | 27 | / |
| Geark | 67 | 21 | / |
| Erkøk | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jerkø | 67 | 20 | / |
| Eyork | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oyork | 67 | 18 | / |
| Iyrek | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ayark | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yergh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ehrck | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouerk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jerck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eurke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hierk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owerk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayork | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heark | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geirk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayrek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejark | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eerck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Errck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iyork | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ierck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eirck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehrkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejrqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayrck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jherk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yırık | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eirek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehark | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heurk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eirks | 67 | 0 | / |
Yerk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yerk 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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- 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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