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

The surname Yegue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻖ) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yegue.

How Common Is The Last Name Yegue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 604,614th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The surname Yegue is mostly found 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 frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,547 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 84,184. In Burkina Faso Yegue is most prevalent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 83 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 10 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Burkina Faso it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.

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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