Yerkins Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Yerkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Yerkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerkins occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerkins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yerkins are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found.

Yerkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yerkins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yerkins surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

Yerkins earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.99% less than the national average, earning $31,503 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkins92228/
Jerkins861,660/
Gerkins86125/
Yerkens862/
Heurkins8039/
Jearkins8017/
Heerkins806/
Jeerkins801/
Gerckins801/
Hearkins800/
Gherkins800/
Earckins800/
Haerkins800/
Jeurkins800/
Erkens774,295/
Gerkens712,057/
Erckens71230/
Eerkens71192/
Jerkens7133/
Ourkins711/
Ehrkens710/
Heerkens671,163/
Gerckens67390/
Haerkens67360/
Heurkens67213/
Gehrkens67107/
Hoerkens6762/
Huerkens677/
Goerkens670/
Gehrckens6390/
Gierckens6328/
Hierckens6325/
Hearkenss631/
Erkenz625/
Gercens5712/
Jercens571/
Hourchins501/

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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 Yerkins
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