Yerma Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Yerma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 251 | 1:3,056,037 | 91,050 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Ýerma (1) are calculated separately.
Yerma (502) may also be a first name.
Yerma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yerma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yerma (Marathi: येरमा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ýerma. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yerma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yerma is the 835,661st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Yerma is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Yerma live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 378,365th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 502 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 3,056,037. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 90 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found and Delhi, where 1 percent are found. Beside India Yerma exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.
Yerma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yerma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yerma surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yerma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yerma in the Marathi language | ||
| येरमा | yerama | 87.5 |
| येरम | yerama | 6.25 |
| येम | yema | 6.25 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yerma
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