Yeg Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Yeg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yeg (39) may also be a first name.
Yeg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yeg (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻚ, Marathi: यॅग) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeg? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Yeg is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Yeg live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 39 people.
The last name Yeg is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 88 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 6 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Mauritania it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegh | 86 | 440 | / |
| Uyeg | 86 | 27 | / |
| Eyeg | 86 | 26 | / |
| Yieg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ayeg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yegg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeyg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yesg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yheg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yjeg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yegs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyeg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yehg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eg | 80 | 6,246 | / |
| Ayegh | 75 | 592 | / |
| Yegue | 75 | 513 | / |
| Hayeg | 75 | 481 | / |
| Uyegh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Yiegh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Giyeg | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gayeg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hyegh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyegh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yesgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eeyeg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geyeg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayeeg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yek | 67 | 2,360 | / |
| Egg | 67 | 2,062 | / |
| Eeg | 67 | 588 | / |
| Eyegue | 67 | 445 | / |
| Oyegue | 67 | 378 | / |
| Eig | 67 | 232 | / |
| Geg | 67 | 143 | / |
| Yec | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ayegue | 67 | 106 | / |
| Jeg | 67 | 72 | / |
| Yex | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ieg | 67 | 50 | / |
| Oeg | 67 | 46 | / |
| Eug | 67 | 46 | / |
| Aeg | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yeq | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hayegg | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ecg | 67 | 22 | / |
| Egh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eyg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eag | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ejg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oyg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yetgue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Egk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uyg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ayg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayiegh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yiyegh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Egq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayeegh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihyegh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ueg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eqg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yieagh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yyg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iyegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeggue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yegowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyegke | 67 | 1 | / |
Yeg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yeg in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻚ | yk | - |
| Yeg in the Marathi language | ||
| यॅग | yega | - |
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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 Yeg
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