Yegue Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yegue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yegue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2181:84,1842,906
Venezuela1121:269,6796,479
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
Benin521:198,76218,872
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Yegue (1,547) may also be a first name.

Yegue Last Name Facts

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

Yegue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻖ) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yegue click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yegue? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 604,614th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The last name Yegue occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Yegue live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Mande Africa. Yegue is also the 197,070th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 1,547 people.

The surname Yegue is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 84,184. In Burkina Faso Yegue is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 83 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 10 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso Yegue exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yegoue9139/
Yetgue9110/
Yeguei911/
Yeggue911/
Yekgue911/
Yiengue831/
Yehguey831/
Yengkue831/
Yegbe801,742/
Yegui80177/
Jegue8065/
Iegue808/
Yeque803/
Yegwe802/
Yecue801/
Ekgue801/
Ayiengue771/
Eyiengue771/
Yeg7539/
Ehigue7315/
Egwueh7315/
Yequez7314/
Iyogue7313/
Yegbeh7313/
Gengue738/
Jeague736/
Yegbey734/
Jeigue733/
Yeques732/
Ihegue731/
Ehegue731/
Yekues731/
Yegbea731/
Jegoue731/
Ekue675,183/
Yeke673,826/
Yegh67440/
Ecue67232/
Aiyegbe6774/
Egve6765/
Geiogue6723/
Jiegoue6719/
Yengwee678/
Gengque676/
Ayiegbe676/
Yegg672/
Yequ672/
Yieg672/
Yehg671/
Yeqe671/
Heoigue671/
Yengveh671/
Yehgbeh671/
Yegbeeh671/
Yesg671/
Giengue671/
Yheg671/
Ouyigue671/
Yegs671/
Yetkoue671/
Eaedgue671/
Ojiegue671/
Yeyg671/
Yesquet671/
Ehiegue671/

Yegue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yegue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻖyq62.5
ﻳﻜﻲyky12.5
ﻳﻜﻪykh12.5
ﻳﻚyk12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yegue
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