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

Yirgu (Russian: Йиргу) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yirgu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,793rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 880,245 people. The surname Yirgu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yirgu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yirgu is also the 45,607th most common first name in the world, borne by 15,378 people.

The last name Yirgu is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Yirgu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yirgu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% 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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