El Yasse Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Yasse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Yasse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania731:56,0944,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

El Yasse Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Yasse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﺎﺱ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of El Yasse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Yasse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of El Yasse reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 56,094. In Mauritania El Yasse is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 71 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 10 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Yasser94215/
El Yass93280/
El Yase931/
El Yassa88138/
El Yassi889/
El-Yasse881/
El Yas866/
El Yassaa82280/
El Yassai824/
El Yace802/
El Yasa801/
El Yash801/
El Yahsy751/
El-Yassaa711/
El Iassaa711/
El Hiassi711/
El Jaissy711/
El Jaissi711/
El-Yassih711/
El Yazi679/
El Aiyache671/

El Yasse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Yasse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻴﺎﺱalyas94.29
ﺃﻟﻴﺎﺱalyas5.71

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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
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  • 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 El Yasse
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