Yerkes Surname

166,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,605 people bear this surname

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

Yerkes Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Jorg (farmer).

Yerkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5881:140,05414,583
France71:9,488,960336,266
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:65,6457,147

Yerkes (18) may also be a first name.

Yerkes 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

Yerkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerkes (Arabic: يركس) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,176th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,797,522 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Yerkes are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, held by 18 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,588 people, or 1 in 140,054. In The United States Yerkes is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Yerkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerkes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yerkes are 21.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.78% being registered with the political party.

Yerkes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,692 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkess9261/
Yerkees923/
Yerkeys921/
Yerkest921/
Yerkeis921/
Erkes91805/
Eerkes83283/
Gerkes83207/
Jerkes8331/
Erkhes8326/
Erckes8314/
Erkess838/
Yerkis831/
Aerkes830/
Yerkez830/
Heerkes7797/
Gierkes7754/
Yerkish7714/
Goerkes772/
Gerckes771/
Yerkiss770/
Erkeç731,113/
Erkeş7380/
Erkis7353/
Erkez7348/
Erkys737/
Erkès731/
Gerkis6789/
Gerces6715/
Gerkeš6712/
Gerkez676/
Yercis676/
Jerkis672/
Gerkys671/
Jerkys671/
Erkysh671/
Erkeiz671/

Yerkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerkes in the Arabic language
يركسyrks-

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