Yegia Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Yegia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yegia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yegia (254) may also be a first name.

Yegia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yegia is found most frequently in Iraq. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yegia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yegia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yegia is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Yegia is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yegia are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 559,024th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 254 people.

It is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 673,493. Other than Iraq Yegia occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Yegia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Armenian Apostolic (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gegia80553/
Yugia8067/
Yogia8064/
Yagia8064/
Yezia8051/
Iegia8019/
Yejia808/
Egiah808/
Egiay808/
Yigia804/
Yesga802/
Yeija801/
Hygia801/
Yeiyah73219/
Yehiaa73183/
Ehigia7315/
Yogiay733/
Yaheia731/
Yehiaâ731/
Yeap6713,638/
Yeah672,146/
Yesa671,993/
Yeha671,556/
Yeza671,028/
Yead67546/
Yeca67264/
Yeja67141/
Ejia67115/
Igia6782/
Iyea6734/
Yeas6730/
Yehiaas6728/
Yeau6723/
Yeat6717/
Yeea678/
Yeao677/
Yeahiea674/
Ezga674/
Jeggiah673/
Ejga673/
Yeaz672/
Ehiogia672/
Jyia672/
Yeoi672/
Esga671/
Jaygiay671/
Yjia671/
Eaia671/
Egioija671/
Yeahaia671/

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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 Yegia
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