Yolande Forename
8,415th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 122,980 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Yolande Forename Definition:
A female name. apparently a medieval French form of Violante, a derivative of Viola (q.v.). It has been occasionally revived in modern times.
Jolenta Feudal Aids 1289, 1302. Joleicia (sic, the same person as in the other references) Feudal Aids 1346.
Read More About This ForenameYolande Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 100% | 22,666 | 1:2,933 | 325 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 17,653 | 1:4,182 | 556 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 11,185 | 1:2,113 | 513 |
| South Africa | 100% | 10,345 | 1:5,271 | 1,007 |
| Haiti | 100% | 9,354 | 1:1,147 | 180 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 7,740 | 1:2,792 | 519 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6,361 | 1:1,806 | 410 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,914 | 1:6,743 | 934 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 4,790 | 1:4,818 | 550 |
| United States | 100% | 4,152 | 1:87,316 | 4,060 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 3,699 | 1:26,375 | 3,273 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2,626 | 1:6,436 | 913 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2,563 | 1:3,205 | 531 |
| Benin | 100% | 2,487 | 1:4,252 | 761 |
| Togo | - | 2,060 | 1:3,514 | 580 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1,407 | 1:13,063 | 1,313 |
| England | 100% | 1,218 | 1:45,651 | 2,228 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,203 | 1:1,566 | 378 |
| Israel | 99% | 760 | 1:11,056 | 1,343 |
| Congo | 100% | 550 | 1:9,108 | 1,197 |
| Australia | - | 450 | 1:30,350 | 1,800 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 419 | 1:3,249 | 609 |
| Senegal | 99% | 412 | 1:35,392 | 1,663 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 364 | 1:1,550 | 277 |
| Mali | - | 331 | 1:51,292 | 2,831 |
| French Polynesia | - | 330 | 1:842 | 186 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 317 | 1:852 | 195 |
| Mauritius | - | 286 | 1:4,538 | 743 |
| Egypt | 100% | 282 | 1:325,890 | 10,093 |
| Jamaica | - | 237 | 1:12,166 | 1,274 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 142 | 1:73,460 | 4,284 |
| Namibia | - | 119 | 1:20,203 | 1,852 |
| Brazil | 100% | 118 | 1:1,815,561 | 39,486 |
| Morocco | - | 109 | 1:315,125 | 6,796 |
| Germany | 100% | 97 | 1:996,679 | 7,814 |
| Grenada | 98% | 94 | 1:1,150 | 225 |
| Barbados | - | 86 | 1:3,370 | 623 |
| New Zealand | - | 86 | 1:52,745 | 2,813 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 81 | 1:1,378 | 244 |
| Ireland | 100% | 51 | 1:91,049 | 2,347 |
| Guyana | 100% | 51 | 1:14,966 | 2,018 |
| Scotland | 100% | 47 | 1:113,838 | 2,572 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 45 | 1:342,751 | 17,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 44 | 1:4,041 | 702 |
| Dominica | - | 39 | 1:1,935 | 319 |
| Zambia | - | 32 | 1:495,462 | 11,424 |
| Wales | 100% | 31 | 1:99,816 | 2,444 |
| Thailand | 100% | 29 | 1:2,416,063 | 61,991 |
| China | - | 28 | 1:48,787,706 | 62,196 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 23 | 1:275 | 66 |
| Lebanon | - | 22 | 1:255,799 | 4,758 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Seychelles | - | 19 | 1:4,877 | 888 |
| Jersey | 100% | 18 | 1:5,554 | 644 |
| Burundi | 100% | 16 | 1:619,160 | 838 |
| Central African Republic | - | 16 | 1:282,212 | 391 |
| India | 88% | 14 | 1:86,776,998 | 1,237,414 |
| Italy | 98% | 14 | 1:4,361,578 | 21,991 |
| Monaco | 100% | 13 | 1:2,959 | 566 |
| Sweden | 100% | 12 | 1:821,492 | 17,584 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 12 | 1:9,146 | 1,253 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 11 | 1:16,142,215 | 154,549 |
| Spain | 100% | 11 | 1:4,229,997 | 14,986 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 10 | 1:6,130 | 975 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Hong Kong | - | 9 | 1:861,414 | 5,456 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 8 | 1:1,657 | 292 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Singapore | 100% | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Philippines | 86% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Austria | 100% | 6 | 1:1,419,034 | 8,656 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Guinea | - | 6 | 1:1,976,441 | 4,482 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Indonesia | - | 5 | 1:51,592,734 | 871,495 |
| Niger | 100% | 5 | 1:3,836,799 | 37,767 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 4 | 1:284,422 | 684 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Angola | 100% | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Liberia | - | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Yolandé (1,717) & Yolandè (3) are calculated separately.
Yolande (4,288) may also be a surname.
Yolande Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. apparently a medieval French form of Violante, a derivative of Viola (q.v.). It has been occasionally revived in modern times.
Jolenta Feudal Aids 1289, 1302. Joleicia (sic, the same person as in the other references) Feudal Aids 1346.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Teutonic (feminine) - Fairest in the land.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
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