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.

DNA test information

Yeilagha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Yeilagha occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yeilagha.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeilagha? popularity and diffusion

Yeilagha is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yeilagha reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Yeilagha is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 80 percent live, Rivers, where 16 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria Yeilagha is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • 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 Yeilagha
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