Yersen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Yemen

Yersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Yerşen (160) are calculated separately.

Yersen (43) may also be a first name.

Yersen Last Name Facts

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

Yersen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Yerşen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Yersen live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yersen is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 43 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Yersen is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerşen94160/
Ersen915,499/
Yersin83575/
Gersen83522/
Oersen83272/
Yergen8391/
Ershen8359/
Jersen8339/
Yercen8334/
Eersen8316/
Yersan8312/
Yerson838/
Aersen834/
Earsen831/
Yersnd831/
Ersien831/
Eursen831/
Errsen830/
Gerssen77422/
Erschen77386/
Jeursen77281/
Hoersen7748/
Yershon7742/
Aerssen7740/
Giersen7738/
Heursen7721/
Earshen7712/
Ayerson7710/
Yershin779/
Gerszen779/
Yershan777/
Yergenn772/
Goersen772/
Yersian772/
Eyerson771/
Aerseen771/
Yersane771/
Yersong771/
Jerseen771/
Jyergen771/
Gehrsen771/
Ersheen771/
Ersan7312,750/
Ersin738,230/
Erzen733,365/
Eržen731,727/
Erson73808/
Erçen73427/
Ercen73116/
Ersyn735/
Eggersen7155/
Heerssen7142/
Jægersen7128/
Hearshen7125/
Hauersen712/
Hoerseen711/
Jerschen711/
Jeurssen711/
Gerschen711/
Gierszen711/
Yershina711/
Jhersent711/
Heyerson710/
Howersen710/
Gerson6713,060/
Oerson672,889/
Yergin671,368/
Ersson671,147/
Gerzen67572/
Gersin67553/
Jerson67331/
Gersan67300/
Jerjen67169/
Jersin67152/
Ershin6765/
Jergen6760/
Jersan6758/
Yerzin6755/
Yerjan6739/
Yercan6735/
Ershan6730/
Erssan6729/
Oerzen6725/
Gercen6724/
Oersin6723/
Earson6721/
Aerson6711/
Ershon6711/
Ehrson679/
Eursin676/
Ierson676/
Ersyna676/
Eursan674/
Heersn674/
Earsin674/
Oursen673/
Yercin673/
Iyersingh672/
Eurson672/
Jerxen672/
Eerson671/
Errson671/
Gershn671/
Gierschen671/
Aursen671/
Yersam671/
Yerxan671/
Hiersemnn671/
Gersyn671/
Yersim671/
Oersan671/
Eurgen671/
Yerçan671/
Eershn671/
Eirzen671/
Earsem670/
Eirson670/
Hoerschen670/

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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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  • 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 Yersen
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