Yewande Forename

76,661st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,132 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yewande Forename User-submission:

Directly translates as mother has returned. Tends to be given to daughters that were born after their paternal grandmother has died as she is a resurrection of her grandmother.

Yewande Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
6,3251:28,0732,529
England
 
99%
4481:124,1144,354
United States
100%
3151:1,150,91122,997
South Africa
100%
81:6,816,581127,931
Scotland-81:668,7967,564
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Ireland
50%
 
21:2,321,7608,894
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

The alternate forms: Yéwandé (1) are calculated separately.

Yewande (284) may also be a surname.

Yewande Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Directly translates as mother has returned. Tends to be given to daughters that were born after their paternal grandmother has died as she is a resurrection of her grandmother.

- yewandeog

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