Where Does The Last Name Yeg Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Yeg (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻚ, Marathi: यॅग) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeg? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,141,416^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Yeg reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,637,361^st most numerous forename globally It is held by 39 people.

The last name Yeg is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Yeg is mostly 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. Not including Mauritania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.