Yeeh Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yeeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Yeeh (23) may also be a first name.

Yeeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeeh occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yeeh is the 1,683,218th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Yeeh are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent live and Southwest Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Yeeh exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeeha896/
Yeheh892/
Yeeth891/
Yeeht891/
Yeeah891/
Yeehe891/
Yeech891/
Yeehd891/
Yee86189,056/
Yehgeh801/
Yehehe801/
Yehe751,699/
Yehi75797/
Yeep7582/
Yeuh7539/
Hyee7537/
Yeed7524/
Jeeh7516/
Yeer7515/
Yeet7514/
Yeih7512/
Yehy759/
Yeie759/
Yeea758/
Yeae757/
Yeez756/
Yoee756/
Yees753/
Jyee753/
Yeeu753/
Yeei752/
Yeey752/
Yeej751/
E'Eh751/
Ehayeeh739/
Yeheish731/
Ejieh67476/
Yeich67359/
Yehui6757/
Ye'er6728/
Yejje6726/
Ejjeh6725/
Yeyie6713/
Yeeye6713/
Aiyee6712/
Yehai6710/
Yehey6710/
Yehie675/
Yehay675/
Eyyee675/
Yejie675/
Yeyha674/
Yehhy673/
Aaeeh673/
Yeije673/
Hyeet673/
Jiyeh673/
Oiyee673/
Ayyee673/
Yeghi672/
Oyiee672/
Yehei672/
Yehyo672/
Hyeer672/
Yejge671/
Yeaer671/
D'Yee671/
Yeish671/
Yeiej671/
Iyieh671/
Yeiei671/
Yehhi671/
Yeesr671/
Yeets671/
Yhehi671/
Yeaih671/
Yeeea671/
Yeeit671/
Eijeh671/
Ieeih671/
Jiyee671/
Ye'ei671/
Yeead671/
Yehep671/
Yiehe671/
Yheei671/
Jhyee671/
Yhehe671/
Yheae671/
Yehet671/
Yehed671/

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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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  • 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 Yeeh
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