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

The last name Yerka (Marathi: येक, Russian: Йерка) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Yerka reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 252,141st most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 1,015 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, Minnesota, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Yerka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yerka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yerka last name grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yerka surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for 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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