Yekeen Surname

30,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yekeen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekeen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria17,5551:10,0911,087
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Yekeen (5,097) may also be a first name.

Yekeen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekeen occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekeen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yekeen is the 30,408th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 414,819 people. The surname Yekeen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yekeen live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 95,077th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 5,097 people.

The surname Yekeen is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,555 people, or 1 in 10,091. In Nigeria Yekeen is most numerous in: Oyo, where 60 percent reside, Osun, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Yekeen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Yekeen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekkeen924/
Yiekeen923/
Yehkeen921/
Oyekeen921/
Yekeenh921/
Yekheen921/
Yeskeen921/
Yeken91455/
Ekeen917/
Yekken83902/
Yetken83162/
Yeqeen83110/
Ayeken8339/
Oyeken833/
Yekean833/
Ekeyen832/
Yekein832/
Iyeken831/
Jekeen831/
Yekyen831/
Yecken830/
Eakeen830/
Eken8023,059/
Yekn804/
Oyekean773/
Yekeyan771/
Uyieken771/
Yekin731,459/
Eiken731,288/
Ekien73502/
Eaken73472/
Eeken73361/
Ecken73336/
Ayken73164/
Eyken73141/
Euken73129/
Jeken73118/
Geken7351/
Ekken7323/
Oeken7318/
Egken7316/
Ekaen7310/
Üyken738/
Ekeun734/
Oyken732/
Ekein732/
Aeken732/
Ekean732/
Oyekn731/
Ekuen731/
Yecen731/
Ejken731/
Yekawene7170/
Eakejeen711/
Geiken671,388/
Heiken671,070/
Yechen67943/
Jeuken67878/
Goeken67876/
Eicken67477/
Eycken67414/
Heuken67390/
Heyken67302/
Gayken67229/
Eijken67203/
Ayekin67163/
Hoeken67156/
Yekinn6791/
Ekn6780/
Hieken6758/
Eucken6754/
Yekina6744/
Jekken6736/
Oecken6724/
Yekoun6724/
Hayken6718/
Geyken6715/
Ayekenova6713/
Eikeng6710/
Eecken679/
Ekeyin679/
Ekeyan679/
Yekkin676/
Gieken675/
Ayekem675/
Jekeng674/
Ekkoen674/
Ekkein673/
Jekein673/
Yekink673/
Aikeen673/
Eykhen672/
Eieken672/
Eacken672/
Heeken672/
Eytken672/
Jekien672/
Yekyna672/
Jekemn671/
Aykhen671/
Oyekem671/
Iyoken671/
Ayaken671/
Jekean671/
Goyken671/
Oyekin671/
Yedkin671/
Yekgin671/
Yekkem671/
Yeşkin671/
Ekienė671/
Jieken671/
Ehiken671/
Yeckem671/
Heaken670/
Gaeken670/
Aieken670/
Geaken670/

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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 Yekeen
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