Yoerk Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yoerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Yoerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yoerk is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yoerk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoerk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Yoerk is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Yoerk live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Yoerk is primarily found in: New York, where 41 percent reside, Oregon, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside.

Yoerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yoerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yoerk last name expanded 169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yoerk Last Name Statistics demography

Yoerk earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.6% more than the national average, earning $54,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoerke9111/
Yoerks9110/
Yerk89333/
Yerke80542/
Yoerg80210/
Joerk804/
Yerck803/
Iyork802/
Yaerk801/
Yehrk800/
Yerrk800/
Erk754,301/
Yeyrek73796/
Joerke73116/
Yayork7337/
Yerksh737/
Joerck735/
Gerk672,117/
Yerg67528/
Erkh6794/
Ehrk6783/
Jerk6734/
Eråk679/
Yerc672/
Ergk671/
Erkq671/
Erkk671/
Yerq671/
Ierk671/
Yerx671/
Joehrke671/
Ioercke670/

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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 Yoerk
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