Yedak Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yedak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yedak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Yedak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yedak occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yedak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yedak is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yedak live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Yedak is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Yedak is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 40 percent live, West Region, where 34 percent live and Centre Region, where 23 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 49 percent live and Ecuador, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yedake91191/
Yedack9129/
Edak89301/
Yedakhe8313/
Gedak80465/
Eidak80255/
Aydak8052/
Jedak8029/
Yedag802/
Edeak801/
Eadak801/
Aedak801/
Eddak801/
Edaik801/
Gaydak73182/
Hejdak73106/
Haydak7396/
Gedack7393/
Heidak7345/
Eadake7336/
Ihedak7336/
Heydak7319/
Ehedak7315/
Ghedak7314/
Iyadak734/
Jedaik733/
Gedakh733/
Ayadak731/
Eideak731/
Yuydak731/
Headak731/
Eddaik731/
Eyedag731/
Jedack731/
Iedake731/
Jedhak731/
Goydak731/
Yedock730/
Edok67580/
Oyedoke679/
Heidack678/
Edag675/
Eaidake672/
Edaq672/
Ihedack671/
Ayedoke671/
Hayadak671/
Hoyadak671/
Gayadak671/
Ejideak671/
Eastdak671/
Ijedhak671/
Haydack671/
Aiedeak671/

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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
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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 Yedak
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