Yekani Surname
Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname
Yekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,253 | 1:24,047 | 3,057 |
| Iran | 1,148 | 1:66,884 | 7,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Yekani (302) may also be a first name.
Yekani Demographics
Average Yekani Salary in
United States
$49,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yekani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻥ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 131,275th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,116,012 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Yekani are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Yekani is also the 506,891st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 302 people.
The surname Yekani is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,253 people, or 1 in 24,047. In South Africa Yekani is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Yekani Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Yekani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.42% less than the national average, earning R 122,568 per year and in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yekani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yekani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻥ | aljkan | - |
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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 Yekani
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