Yerrow Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Yerrow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5731:80,5937,432
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Yerrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerrow occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yerrow is the 536,820th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yerrow reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname Yerrow is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 80,593. In Kenya Yerrow is most prevalent in: Wajir County, where 51 percent reside, Garissa County, where 48 percent reside and Marsabit County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Yerrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yerrow surname fell 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yerrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yerrow last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Yerrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.37% less than the national average, earning $29,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.61% more than the national average, earning $79,301 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerow91937/
Jerrow8386/
Yerowa839/
Yerowe831/
Hierrow772/
Yerhowa771/
Iyorrow771/
Yergouw771/
Jerow7398/
Yerov7330/
Erouw731/
Gierow6764/
Yerova6748/
Gerhow6710/
Jerowe677/
Jeerow671/
Jergow671/
Yerawe671/
Gehrow671/
Jayrow671/
Jearow670/
Geyrow670/

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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 Yerrow
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