Yirga Surname

10,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yirga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yirga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia51,8351:1,882335
Burkina Faso5411:33,9231,845
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Yirga (37,853) may also be a first name.

Yirga Last Name Facts

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

Yirga occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yirga is the 10,690th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 138,583 people. The surname Yirga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yirga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yirga is also the 23,251st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 37,853 people.

The surname Yirga is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 51,835 people, or 1 in 1,882. Excluding Ethiopia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Yirga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yirga surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yirga earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $42,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yirega912/
Yirgaa911/
Yirnga911/
Yirgap911/
Yira891,486/
Irga89473/
Yrga8935/
Yirngau8315/
Yiringa833/
Iorga8011,569/
Jirga801,583/
Irgat801,119/
Yorga80932/
Girga80478/
Irgaş80210/
Irgha80194/
Irgaç80135/
Yirra8096/
Irgaz8079/
Yirau8064/
Irgas8047/
Yirat8020/
Irgau8015/
Airga8012/
Hirga8010/
Yisra809/
Yirgo808/
Irgad808/
Yirai807/
Ayrga806/
Yirge805/
Irgai801/
Yiras801/
Yirgi801/
Yirha801/
Irgah801/
Irgoa801/
Yirnggau7726/
Yiringau771/
Yirrngau771/
Ira7519,470/
Yra751,948/
Yirrah73280/
Iringa73105/
Hirgau7356/
Ayırga7341/
Yirged7336/
Airgas7334/
Jirgah7312/
Irenga7311/
Irgash738/
Yorgai738/
Iorgaa737/
Yirgou734/
Yirraa733/
Yirger732/
Girnga732/
Jirgha731/
Irgaya731/
Yorgha731/
Iorgha731/
Hirgai731/
Yirgit731/
Yitrai731/
Girgai731/
Girgaj731/
Hirgha731/
Aira67124,589/
Hira6783,869/
Jira679,833/
Gira678,851/
Iraj675,815/
Isra673,907/
Yora673,261/
Ayra672,411/
Oira672,335/
Eira671,937/
Hyra671,803/
Yray671,650/
Irra671,549/
Irah671,410/
Irge671,336/
Irai671,198/
Irgi671,013/
Erga67941/
Irza67687/
Irad67637/
Iray67633/
Yrza67590/
Iora67506/
Iraz67454/
Irat67438/
Iera67427/
Iras67385/
Irau67374/
Yiro67337/
Irap67317/
Itra67253/
Iraa67181/
Yrad67171/
Iringga67160/
Iroa67124/
Iringai67105/
Yrra67105/
Irha6794/
Yrat6783/
Giringa6775/
Ihra6775/
Iraç6772/
Țira6750/
Yrap6750/
Irea6743/
Øyra6741/
Irgo6740/
Đira6737/
Yras6736/
Oyra6736/
Yrha6736/
Irengga6716/
Uira6716/
Ijra6712/
Ysra6712/
Girenga679/
Yroa678/
Eyra677/
Jyra675/
Iring'a674/
Hiringa672/
Yraa672/
Uyra672/
Yrah672/
Irengai671/
Eiregha671/
Áira671/
Ytra671/
Yraj671/
Yitrach671/
Yrgi671/
Jirenga671/
Yrgo671/

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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 Yirga
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