Yegzaw Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Yegzaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yegzaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Yegzaw (3,584) may also be a first name.

Yegzaw Last Name Facts

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

Yegzaw is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yegzaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yegzaw is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Yegzaw live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yegzaw is also the 118,229th most numerous first name globally, held by 3,584 people.

The last name Yegzaw is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiegzaw921/
Ygzaw913/
Yigzaw8315,126/
Yegzew832/
Agzaw731/
Igzaw731/
Agazaw674/
Egzova671/
Egzhova6229/
Egowzew621/
Yequzova571/
Agzew5519/
Egzhov5026/
Ekchaw505/
Ekazew501/
Okezew501/
Ekzova501/

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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 Yegzaw
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