Yirgu Surname

60,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yirgu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yirgu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,2101:11,8811,754
United States561:6,472,481306,764
India51:153,413,076951,030
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Yirgu (15,378) may also be a first name.

Yirgu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yirgu (Russian: Йиргу) is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirgu? popularity and diffusion

Yirgu is the 60,793rd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 880,245 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yirgu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yirgu is also the 45,607th most common first name globally. It is borne by 15,378 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Beside Ethiopia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Yirgu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yirgu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Yirgu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $40,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yirgou914/
Yiregu911/
Irgu89400/
Yiru89152/
Yrgu892/
Yiringu8355/
Yirngau8315/
Iorgu801,752/
Yirau8064/
Yirou8035/
Irgau8015/
Yorgu8014/
Irgus8011/
Yisru806/
Yirui804/
Hirgu803/
Girgu802/
Irgou801/
Jirgu801/
Yirus801/
Yiruy801/
Yihru801/
Eirgu801/
Irngu801/
Yirut801/
Yirnggau7726/
Yirrngau771/
Yiringau771/
Yiringou771/
Iru751,486/
Yru7522/
Iringu7383/
Hirgau7356/
Irengu7310/
Yirush736/
Iorguș732/
Irgusz731/
Jirgou731/
Yitrou731/
Hirgus730/
Jiru678,721/
Hiru673,341/
Giru671,270/
Ergu67451/
Irus67378/
Irau67374/
Eiru67340/
Irou67290/
Airu67169/
Iruh67154/
Isru67130/
Yrou67113/
Uiru67101/
Yoru6786/
Iruz6784/
Ireu6773/
Irut6752/
Ioru6745/
Oiru6731/
Yruz6729/
Irup6729/
Irru6710/
Gairgou6710/
Irui679/
Ieru679/
Iruu678/
Yrus677/
Hyru677/
Ayru674/
Itru673/
Irud673/
Yrru672/
Ihru672/
Jyru672/
Yreu672/
Yruy672/
Irzu672/
Jrgu671/
Eyru671/
Irghuis671/
Iringou671/
Iruś671/
Țiru671/
Ytru671/
Iruj671/
Ysru671/
Yruj671/

Yirgu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yirgu in the Russian language
Йиргуjirgu-

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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 Yirgu
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