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 surname Yekeen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekeen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,408th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 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. Yekeen is also the 95,077th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 5,097 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17,555 people, or 1 in 10,091. In Nigeria Yekeen is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 60 percent are found, Osun, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Yekeen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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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