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 surname Yeay is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yeay.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Yeay occurs mostly 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. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 3 people.
It is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia Yeay is primarily concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Yeay is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 33 percent are found.
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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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