Yrgalem Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Yrgalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yrgalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

Yrgalem (42) may also be a first name.

Yrgalem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yrgalem is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yrgalem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yrgalem is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Yrgalem are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yrgalem is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 42 people.

The last name Yrgalem is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Barring Ethiopia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent are found and Eritrea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yirgalem9329,317/
Yrgaleme931/
Yirgaalem884/
Yiregalem884/
Yirgaleme881/
Ergalem861/
Yirgalen801/
Geralem7113/
Yrhalim718/
Irgalen715/
Hiralem711/
Hergalent631/
Yirgollen631/
Eralim624/
Ergalimova5929/
Irgalimova5912/
Irgalin57401/
Erhalim5763/
Ergalin577/
Irgalina53490/
Ergalina5321/
Iralimova5025/
Eralimova502/

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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 Yrgalem
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