Yerken Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Yerken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Yerken (30) may also be a first name.

Yerken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerken is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Yerken are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Yerken is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 30 people.

The surname Yerken is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 100 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 40 percent live and China, where 7 percent live.

Yerken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yerken surname grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerken Last Name Statistics demography

Yerken earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erken9115,883/
Gerken8314,473/
Yerkin83102/
Ercken8375/
Yercen8334/
Jerken834/
Aerken831/
Erkeen831/
Errken830/
Yerkenova802/
Gercken77662/
Aierken7719/
Goerken774/
Hearken773/
Heurken771/
Gherken771/
Gaerken771/
Yerkina771/
Geirken770/
Erkin736,977/
Erkyn73109/
Erkén7319/
Erkün732/
Hauerken7163/
Gehrcken7111/
Goercken718/
Gaehrken713/
Jerkenne712/
Gerkin671,271/
Erkina671,091/
Jerkin67125/
Erkyna67122/
Gercen6724/
Ierkin6710/
Yerkinova674/
Yercin673/
Ayrkin671/
Ergkin671/
Aerkin671/
Uerkin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yerken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis