Yekede Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yekede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Yekede (21) may also be a first name.

Yekede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekede occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yekede click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekede? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yekede are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yekede is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

The surname Yekede is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon Yekede exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekedey921/
Oyekede921/
Ekede91487/
Ayekedie861/
Ekeade83102/
Jekede8329/
Yekade8326/
Ekhede8317/
Ekedei832/
Yekode832/
Uekede831/
Eckede831/
Yekide831/
Ojekede7768/
Ehikede7725/
Ajekede7716/
Ayekedi7714/
Yekhade777/
Ijekede771/
Iyokede771/
Ehekede771/
Ekedi731,415/
Ekedy7358/
Ekide7319/
Goeckede713/
Ayekeada713/
Ekaide6765/
Yekady6729/
Ikeade6727/
Ikeide6720/
Ekuide6720/
Ekhide6713/
Ekiode677/
Jekeda676/
Ekkedi674/
Akeade674/
Ekeday674/
Ekedai674/
Jekade672/
Jekedi672/
Jeqede671/
Yekidi671/
Ekeadi671/
Akeede671/
Oikede671/
Yekadi671/
Yekida671/
Aukede671/
Gayakhede671/
Eckide671/
Ejikeudeh671/

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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
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  • 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 Yekede
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