Yeilam Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Yeilam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Yeilam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeilam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yeilam occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yeilam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeilam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yeilam is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yeilam live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Turkey, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yehislam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yeelam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aayilam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yeiland | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geilan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Geelam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ouilam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oweilaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeailan | 62 | 4 | / |
| Houylam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ehiloum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ouillam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Geillan | 62 | 0 | / |
| Ehaailan | 57 | 5 | / |
| Haiyelom | 57 | 4 | / |
| Iyiolaun | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gouiliam | 57 | 2 | / |
| Yeelaung | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ouiliame | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yeeliang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yayilyan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gujjilam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gujgilam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gijjilam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ihoeyilan | 53 | 13 | / |
| Geelan | 50 | 1,108 | / |
| Jielan | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Yeilam
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