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
The surname Yeg (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻚ, Marathi: यॅग) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Yeg occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Yeg are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Yeg is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 39 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Yeg is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 88 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 6 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Mauritania it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeg
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