Yerkou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Yerkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Yerkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yerkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yerkou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻛﻮ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yerkou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Yerkou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yerkou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerckou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yerko | 91 | 15 | / |
| Erkou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gerkou | 83 | 46 | / |
| Jerkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yerkus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Erko | 80 | 5,487 | / |
| Erku | 80 | 2,640 | / |
| Ayarkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerko | 73 | 391 | / |
| Yerka | 73 | 170 | / |
| Jerko | 73 | 147 | / |
| Erkko | 73 | 144 | / |
| Erkau | 73 | 85 | / |
| Yerco | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ierku | 73 | 19 | / |
| Erkhu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Eirku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eirko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Erkku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erkuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ierko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eurko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyerkuss | 71 | 22 | / |
| Iyerkoch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yerkey | 67 | 626 | / |
| Owerko | 67 | 351 | / |
| Jerkku | 67 | 251 | / |
| Gierko | 67 | 160 | / |
| Ohyrko | 67 | 158 | / |
| Yerkie | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gerkau | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gerkoy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Eurkus | 67 | 28 | / |
| Heurko | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jerkoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yerkap | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jerkko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eirkui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Erkuya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yerkaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yerkaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yherka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ejorku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erkuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayarku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyorku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erkoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayorko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyorko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerkho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerkoč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yerkee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yerkas | 67 | 0 | / |
Yerkou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yerkou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺮﻛﻮ | yrkw | - |
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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
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- 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 Yerkou
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