Yerkiah Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Yerkiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yerkiah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1321:9,7992,112
France11:66,422,722504,397

Yerkiah Last Name Facts

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

Yerkiah has its highest incidence in Mauritius. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerkiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yerkiah are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This last name is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 9,799. In Mauritius Yerkiah is primarily found in: Moka District, where 71 percent live, Rivière du Rempart District, where 25 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 3 percent live. Apart from Mauritius Yerkiah exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerkia921/
Erkiah921/
Erkia8313/
Jerkia771/
Yerkya771/
Yerkyaa7115/
Erkaija711/
Erkya671/
Erkyaa626/
Ijearekhia592/
Ierkyaa574/
Erqaiia574/
Iyorkyaa5324/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yerkiah
  • 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