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 is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerkins? popularity and diffusion

Yerkins is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname 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 last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside.

Yerkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yerkins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yerkins surname rose 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yerkins last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for 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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