Yerke Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

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

Yerke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Jorg (farmer).

Yerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5001:724,91856,977
India371:20,731,497300,213
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Yerke (27) may also be a first name.

Yerke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Jorg (farmer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Yerke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerke (Marathi: येरके) is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yerke is the 579,404th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. Yerke is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Yerke live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 724,918. In The United States Yerke is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Yerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yerke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yerke last name increased 1,389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yerke last name are 21.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.38% registered with the party.

Yerke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkey91626/
Yerkie91157/
Yerkeh9132/
Yoerke9111/
Yerket916/
Yerkez910/
Yerkee910/
Erke892,179/
Yerk89333/
Yerkess8361/
Yerckie8310/
Yerkees833/
Gayerke831/
Yerkeis831/
Yerkest831/
Yerkeys831/
Ayerkie831/
Gerke8013,205/
Jerke802,139/
Oerke80299/
Yerka80170/
Ierke8032/
Erkey8028/
Yoerk8022/
Yerky8011/
Eurke8010/
Yerki806/
Yerck803/
Erkhe803/
Yerce802/
Earke801/
Erhke801/
Erkee801/
Ercke800/
Yehrk800/
Yerrk800/
Erk754,301/
Goerke734,870/
Yeyrek73796/
Gercke73766/
Gerkey73231/
Gaerke73180/
Oehrke73133/
Ehrcke7385/
Gerhke7385/
Yergue7358/
Gearke7354/
Jehrke7334/
Jerkes7331/
Jercke7330/
Jerkey7327/
Aercke7325/
Earket7324/
Hierke7316/
Jerkeh7312/
Yerche7310/
Haerke739/
Uehrke737/
Auerke737/
Yerksh737/
Oyarke736/
Yerkaa734/
Ierker734/
Geirke733/
Yherka733/
Ayarke733/
Gerkke733/
Eurkee732/
Gerkhe732/
Jerkie732/
Oyerce732/
Gerrke732/
Oerkey731/
Ejerke731/
Yerkit731/
Yerkiy731/
Jerkhe731/
Ayerce731/
Ejarke731/
Ierkhe731/
Ayerki731/
Yerkhi731/
Gerkeh730/
Heirke730/
Eherke730/
Gerkee730/
Eirket730/
Hjerke730/
Ehirke730/
Gerk672,117/
Erki671,887/
Gauerke67538/
Yerg67528/
Goercke67250/
Gehrcke67203/
Goehrke67160/
Giercke67157/
Erkh6794/
Yerkaya6788/
Ehrk6783/
Jerk6734/
Erky6734/
Gierkey6724/
Yerkich6715/
Giehrke6715/
Yerkish6714/
Eråk679/
Hearkey672/
Yerc672/
Eirkett671/
Gehrkey671/
Yerx671/
Gierkke671/
Ierk671/
Gouerke671/
D'Gerke671/
Ayerque671/
Ayorkey671/
Yerkhay671/
Yerrche671/
Yerq671/
Erkj671/
Erkk671/
Erkq671/
Erqe671/
Ergk671/
Yerkiss670/
Ioercke670/
Gerrcke670/
Gearkee670/
Gearkey670/
Gehirke670/

Yerke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerke in the Marathi language
येरकेyerake-

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