Yeay Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Yeay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yeay (3) may also be a first name.
Yeay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yeay occurs most in Liberia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yeay is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Yeay are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Yeay is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 3 people.
The last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and Thailand, where 33 percent live.
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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 Yeay
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