Yerst Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Yerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark71:806,38843,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Yerst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerst is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Yerst are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 806,388. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 71 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 14 percent live and Region Zealand, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayerst91444/
Yoerst910/
Erst89142/
Yers8918/
Heyerst8310/
Gerst805,721/
Hyers80769/
Yerse80164/
Yersh8091/
Ierst8018/
Earst809/
Yersz806/
Aerst803/
Ehrst802/
Erstø801/
Jerst801/
Eurst801/
Yiers801/
Ersht801/
Jyers801/
Yerss800/
Erstt800/
Ayrst800/
Hayherst770/
Ers75307/
Hearst731,927/
Goerst7376/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Gierst7351/
Gearst7331/
Huerst7315/
Haerst7312/
Ayiers737/
Aiyers734/
Heurst733/
Aayers732/
Hoyrst732/
Hierst731/
Euerst731/
Eiyers731/
Eierst731/
Gersth731/
Gehrst730/
Yerrse730/
Heirst730/
Geirst730/
Ayirst730/
Erős673,846/
Gers672,852/
Ersh67861/
Jers67167/
Ehrs67102/
Ersz6743/
Gerscht6735/
Erås6712/
Hayurst676/
Erså673/
Yersova672/
Erss672/
Yjrs672/
Ersj672/
Yerx671/
Ahyurst671/
Ersd671/
Eershth671/
Oggerst671/
Iers671/
Ersø671/
Errs671/

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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 Yerst
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