Yeghen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Canada

Yeghen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeghen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Yéghen (8) are calculated separately.

Yeghen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeghen occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Yéghen. For other potential spellings of Yeghen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeghen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yeghen is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Yeghen is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Yeghen are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Yeghen is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Yeghen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeghen surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Yeghen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yéghen948/
Yenghen921/
Yegen91233/
Yengen8344/
Yegehn8322/
Yeghin839/
Yaghen839/
Yegeng832/
Yeahen832/
Geghen831/
Yughen831/
Egen801,365/
Yegn805/
Iyoghen773/
Eggen736,588/
Yeyen73910/
Jegen73650/
Gegen73510/
Yegin73201/
Yehan73134/
Yegün73111/
Yaeen7354/
Yeeen7312/
Yhuen738/
Yegne738/
Yeahn737/
Ehein736/
Yueen736/
Yegem735/
Yeien732/
Yheen732/
Iyehn731/
Yehyn731/
Eheun731/
Egenn731/
Iegen731/
Iygen731/
Yieen731/
Yoeen731/
Yeean731/
Yengin67777/
Yehoun67482/
Gecgen6763/
Egn6730/
Yeyeng6727/
Yaygen6725/
Gehgen6723/
Yagien6719/
Yeygün6716/
Yaghin6713/
Jehien6713/
Yheine6711/
Geigen676/
Yeggin676/
Yeggem674/
Yaggen674/
Gegeen674/
Ehhien673/
Yehian672/
Yujeen672/
Yeguin672/
Yseean671/
Gehein671/
Ehijen671/
Iyogen671/
Jeihen671/
Euggen671/
Ehsean671/
Echean671/
Yuhjen671/
Jayeen671/
Jeagen671/
Geggen671/
Aiyowehen671/
Yojeen671/
Yekgin671/
Yehyan671/
Hiegen670/
Jeggen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yeghen
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