Yerou Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yerou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania4071:10,0611,039
Algeria2031:190,30323,159
Benin1651:62,6407,708
Ivory Coast1371:168,4037,617
Cyprus481:18,4352,076
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England201:2,785,90397,972
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Yerou (654) may also be a first name.

Yerou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻭ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yerou.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 341,803rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Yerou are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Yerou is also the 324,709th most common first name in the world It is held by 654 people.

The surname Yerou is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 10,061. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 37 percent live, Guidimagha Region, where 23 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 19 percent live and Benin, where 15 percent live.

Yerou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yerou are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yerou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.08% less than the national average, earning R 40,200 per year and in United States they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $49,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerrou91717/
Yergou919/
Ayerou913/
Yetrou911/
Yerouj911/
Yerzou911/
Yerout910/
Yero8922,568/
Yeru891,353/
Erou89151/
Yerouss8313/
Ayeroue835/
Yergoue831/
Yergouh831/
Yerouia831/
Ouyerou831/
Yerayou831/
Yereyou831/
Yerrous830/
Oyero803,298/
Ayero802,907/
Yerro802,279/
Oyeru801,363/
Gerou801,146/
Iyero80301/
Eyeru80283/
Iyeru80199/
Yergo80147/
Yerru80133/
Yeros8076/
Yeroz8060/
Jerou8041/
Yerus8040/
Yeruh8035/
Yergu8033/
Ayeru8025/
Yeroh8019/
Yeroj8013/
Eyero8012/
Yetru8011/
Yetro809/
Yeroo808/
Uyero808/
Yeroy807/
Yiero806/
Ergou805/
Erouh804/
Yerod804/
Yeroi804/
Uyeru804/
Yesru803/
Hyeru803/
Yerui803/
Yerau802/
Yerud802/
Yyero802/
Oyrou802/
Hyero801/
Yeroe801/
Yeruz801/
Yerzo801/
Erhou801/
Errou801/
Yerue801/
Yerut801/
Ero757,802/
Eru754,449/
Eyerus734,025/
Hayeru731,454/
Ayrout73606/
Ayroud73223/
Auyero73111/
Ouerou7377/
Jeroue7376/
Gearou7355/
Yerhot7348/
Jerous7342/
Heyeru7336/
Ayyeru7335/
Aiyeru7334/
Jerrou7325/
Gayero7322/
Ayeruh7321/
Iyarou7321/
Yettru7320/
Yehros7320/
Yeraju7319/
Yierro7318/
Geroue7317/
Oiyero7313/
Errouh7311/
Huerou7310/
Ouyero7310/
Ayerro739/
Aiyero739/
Yojero739/
Yetroo738/
Yetrus738/
Ayerop738/
Hayrou738/
Ayeroh738/
Oyeero737/
Oyorou737/
Ayerru737/
Ayarou736/
Yethro735/
Goyero734/
Yerush734/
Yerosh734/
Eherou734/
Yeroja733/
Jeroux733/
Ayorou733/
Gierou733/
Ayeroo733/
Jeroud732/
Yereyo732/
Ayerue732/
Ayirou732/
Gerouh732/
Hyerro732/
Hayero731/
Gerrou731/
Yerroj731/
Yerros731/
Oyeroi731/
Ieirou731/
Heirou731/
Oyerot731/
Yerowe731/
Yerroh731/
Yerrro731/
Yesruh731/
Haerou731/
Geyero731/
Eirout731/
Eyroux731/
Awerou731/
Ayeeru731/
Yaieru731/
Hoyero731/
Heyero731/
Hiyeru731/
Ayiero731/
Ayergo731/
Ayrouz731/
Eyerho731/
Oyiero731/
Oyereu731/
Eirous731/
Jierou731/
Ergo678,938/
Gero677,695/
Yera677,492/
Erro677,152/
Eroy673,034/
Geru672,638/
Jero671,485/
Aero671,383/
Erau67921/
Eroo67893/
Eiro67759/
Iero67502/
Erue67466/
Ergu67451/
Jeru67417/
Eeru67372/
Erho67340/
Eiru67340/
Ayro67273/
Eero67228/
Erru67164/
Eroi67146/
Houerou67119/
Eroe67117/
Ayroush67106/
Euro6797/
Eruo6795/
Gouerou6775/
Erui6753/
Auyeros6740/
Yerraju6733/
Yeruult6726/
Earo6725/
Earu6722/
Oero6722/
Erhu6719/
Yéro6719/
Goyarou6719/
Euru6718/
Yerroji6714/
Oyerowe6713/
Eroj6711/
Yèro6710/
Ieru679/
Aeru678/
Uero678/
Iyru677/
Eyro676/
Hayeroh675/
Oyeroye675/
Ajeroud674/
Ayru674/
Ueru673/
Eruj673/
Ejro673/
Jerroud673/
Oyro672/
Gayarou672/
Oeru672/
Eruy672/
Ejru672/
Eyru671/
Oyeroya671/
Ayeryio671/
Houyero671/
Jerrous671/
Jergoue671/
Jerhous671/
Hayrouz671/
Gayirou671/
Goyirou671/
Eirouth671/
Ahaerou671/
E'Ru671/
Ayerajo671/
Ayerayu671/
Gerrouj671/
Jayrous671/
Eiyerus671/
Eyeruhe671/
Ouergou671/
Yjro671/
Eyourou671/
Hierout670/
Heirout670/
Eyesrot670/
Ayroult670/
Hyeroth670/
Jearoux670/

Yerou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺮﻭyrw91.94
ﻳﻮﺭﻭywrw4.84
ﻳﻮﺭywr2.69

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