Yerka Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

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

Yerka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
India81:95,883,173728,828
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Yerka (1,015) may also be a first name.

Yerka Last Name Facts

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

Yerka (Marathi: येक, Russian: Йерка) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Yerka live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Yerka is also the 252,141st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,015 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Yerka is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Yerka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yerka last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered with the party.

Yerka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $40,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkap918/
Yerkaa914/
Yerkaz913/
Yherka913/
Yerkas910/
Erka89393/
Yerkaya8388/
Yerkhay831/
Yerke80542/
Gerka80384/
Jerka80235/
Erkay80186/
Erkau8085/
Erkaa8039/
Erkha8016/
Yerko8015/
Yerky8011/
Erkka8010/
Ierka809/
Yerki806/
Eurka802/
Eirka801/
Earka801/
Oerka801/
Yerca801/
Ehrka800/
Erkaya734,484/
Yerkey73626/
Yerkie73157/
Gerkau7341/
Jerkai7340/
Yerkeh7332/
Gehrka7332/
Owerka7323/
Yerkou7319/
Erkkay7318/
Yoerke7311/
Ohyrka739/
Jerkay738/
Yerket736/
Jerkad735/
Eyorka735/
Errkha734/
Jerkat734/
Ayorka732/
Jercka732/
Ayarka732/
Gerhka731/
Haerka731/
Jerzka731/
Huerka731/
Yerkhi731/
Eurkas731/
Ierkaa731/
Eurkaa731/
Aerkaa731/
Yerkiy731/
Yerkit731/
Ayreka731/
Erkaia731/
Yerkee730/
Yerkez730/
Goerka730/
Gercka730/
Gearka730/
Erko675,487/
Erke672,179/
Erki671,887/
Erca67107/
Iyorkaa6764/
Yerkess6761/
Erky6734/
Yerkich6715/
Yerkish6714/
Yerckie6710/
Ouerkat678/
Heyrkah677/
Yerkees673/
Howerka672/
Jerkaas672/
Erkj671/
Awerkap671/
Yerckou671/
Yerkeis671/
Yerkest671/
Yerkeys671/
Ayarkaa671/
Huerrka671/
Erqa671/
Hearkas670/
Yerkiss670/

Yerka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerka in the Marathi language
येकyeka66.67
येरकाyeraka33.33
Yerka in the Russian language
Йеркаjerka-

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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 Yerka
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