Yeilagha Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yeilagha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeilagha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yeilagha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeilagha is most common in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yeilagha.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeilagha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yeilagha live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Yeilagha is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Yeilagha is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 80 percent are found, Rivers, where 16 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Yeilagha occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyeilagha941/
Yeilaghi883/
Geilagha881/
Oweilagha8241/
Iyielagha821/
Ehelagha751/
Geelaga673/
Jielaga671/
Yeelangoo592/
Ehelage532/
Aiyelogo502/
Yeelegay501/
Aiyeloga501/

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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
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  • 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 Yeilagha
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