Yeiyei Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Yeiyei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Yeiyei (29) may also be a first name.
Yeiyei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeiyei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yeiyei is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeiyei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,504,764th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yeiyei are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yeiyei is also the 1,951,561st most common first name on earth It is held by 29 people.
Yeiyei is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Yeiyei is most common in: Bayelsa, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeiei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yehiei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyeieye | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yeiseye | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oyeaiyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yeeye | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yeoye | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yeyee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yeyje | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yeyey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yeuye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aeiei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieiei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeiej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeseye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yeuyeu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ayiyee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayeoye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyeoye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yeheye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yetaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yesuye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yesaie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yehaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yehyee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeagie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehiehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejuiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiseie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yesaye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yeiyei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis