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 surname Yerk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻙ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerk? popularity and diffusion

Yerk is the 830,559th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Yerk reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yerk is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States Yerk is most common in: Illinois, where 11 percent are found, Indiana, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Yerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yerk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yerk are 36.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.89% being 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

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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