Yekah Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yekah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4031:190,52715,604
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766

Yekah (106) may also be a first name.

Yekah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yekah occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 718,674th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yekah reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Yekah is also the 915,176th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 106 people.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 190,527. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 32 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 21 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yehkah9147/
Yekkah919/
Yekeah916/
Yekach911/
Yeka899,577/
Yekha80300/
Yekka80122/
Ekaih8092/
Yekai8049/
Yekho8020/
Yieka8018/
Ekeah809/
Jekah805/
Gekah805/
Yehka803/
Yikah802/
Eckah801/
Yekaa801/
Yekoh801/
Yekoa801/
Hyeka801/
Ekahh801/
Eka7594,362/
Ehkhah7323/
Aiyeka7323/
Ayieka7313/
Ekkauh737/
Yeskas733/
Yekhou732/
Yeskaz731/
Oyieka731/
Yekoha731/
Yeckga731/
Yaeeka731/
Eckhah731/
Geykah731/
Jekaih731/
Jehkah731/
Uyieka731/
Yekhad731/
Ekahah731/
Jaykah731/
Yedtka730/
Ekka67128,099/
Ekai6721,878/
Yeko6714,885/
Jeka672,566/
Geka671,719/
Ekau67949/
Ekea67414/
Ekaa67391/
Yeca67264/
Ekha67196/
Ekay67157/
Ieka6770/
Ejka6750/
Ekho6711/
Ayiekoh678/
Iyka678/
Ekaj676/
Iyokaha674/
Egka672/
Eqka671/
Yezkhaz671/
Oyiekoh671/
Iheakah671/
Ekaà671/
Yyka671/
Yeschka670/

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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 Yekah
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