Yerkey Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

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

Yerkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:579,93447,474
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Yerkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerkey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerkey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 520,022nd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. Yerkey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Yerkey live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Yerkey is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 579,934. In The United States Yerkey is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Yerkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yerkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 601 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yerkey are 4.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.22% registered to vote for the party.

Yerkey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning $35,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkeys921/
Yerke91542/
Erkey9128/
Yerky9111/
Gerkey83231/
Yerkie83157/
Yerkeh8332/
Jerkey8327/
Yoerke8311/
Yerket836/
Oerkey831/
Yerkiy831/
Erkeya831/
Yerkez830/
Yerkee830/
Erke802,179/
Erky8034/
Yerkaya7788/
Yerkess7761/
Gierkey7724/
Yerckie7710/
Erkeyha776/
Yoerkie774/
Yerkees773/
Hearkey772/
Gehrkey771/
Gayerke771/
Yerkeis771/
Yerkest771/
Ayorkey771/
Yerkhay771/
Ayerkie771/
Gearkey770/
Gerke7313,205/
Jerke732,139/
Erkie732,024/
Oerke73299/
Erkay73186/
Yerka73170/
Gerky7347/
Ierke7332/
Jerky7326/
Erkiy7316/
Eurke7310/
Yerki736/
Erkhe733/
Yerce732/
Earke731/
Earky731/
Ehrky731/
Erhke731/
Erkue731/
Ercky731/
Erkee731/
Erkoy731/
Ercke730/
Goerke674,870/
Erkaya674,484/
Gercke67766/
Gaerke67180/
Oehrke67133/
Ehrcke6785/
Gerhke6785/
Gearke6754/
Jehrke6734/
Gerkoy6733/
Jerkes6731/
Jercke6730/
Aercke6725/
Earket6724/
Yerkou6719/
Erkkay6718/
Hierke6716/
Jerkeh6712/
Yerche6710/
Goerky6710/
Haerke679/
Jerkay678/
Yerkap678/
Erckie678/
Uehrke677/
Auerke677/
Oyarke676/
Gercey674/
Yerkaa674/
Ierker674/
Erkuya674/
Geirke673/
Yherka673/
Ayarke673/
Yerkaz673/
Erkkie673/
Gerkke673/
Eurkee672/
Gierky672/
Gerkhe672/
Gehrky672/
Jerkie672/
Oyerce672/
Gerrke672/
Ejerke671/
Yerkit671/
Jerkky671/
Jercey671/
Jerkhe671/
Erkoya671/
Ayerce671/
Ejarke671/
Ierkhe671/
Ayerki671/
Erkiya671/
Erkuye671/
Yerkhi671/
Gerkeh670/
Heirke670/
Eherke670/
Yerkas670/
Gerkee670/
Eirket670/
Hjerke670/
Ehirke670/
Jercky670/

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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 Yerkey
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