Yekeh Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yekeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia8681:5,079616
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Israel111:777,96750,646
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Yekeh (187) may also be a first name.

Yekeh Last Name Facts

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

Yekeh is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yekeh is the 382,080th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. Yekeh occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Yekeh reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 187 people.

The last name Yekeh is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 868 people, or 1 in 5,079. In Liberia Yekeh is most common in: Montserrado County, where 51 percent reside, Lofa County, where 28 percent reside and Margibi County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Yekeh Last Name Statistics demography

Yekeh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekeah916/
Yekkeh911/
Yeke893,826/
Yechkeh831/
Yekha80300/
Yecke80158/
Yekhe80116/
Yieke8090/
Yekee8079/
Yoeke8065/
Jekeh8039/
Ekkeh8037/
Yekhi8027/
Yekie8025/
Ekeah809/
Yekez808/
Yekey808/
Yekei807/
Yekke804/
Eekeh802/
Ekeeh802/
Eckeh802/
Yeket801/
Yehke801/
Yheke801/
Iykeh801/
Eke75158,056/
Oyieke73607/
Yeckes7349/
Yettke7345/
Yekich7344/
Ayieke7321/
Aiyeke7316/
Yecket735/
Yekkes733/
Yetkei732/
Yetkey731/
Iyokeh731/
Eyieke731/
Yekher731/
Yekoha731/
Uiyeke731/
Yedked731/
Yoekey731/
Yesske731/
Yeskee731/
Yehzke731/
Jehkeh731/
Yekess730/
Jeke6712,129/
Yeka679,577/
Ecke673,746/
Iyke671,495/
Yeki671,335/
Ekke671,271/
Ekey67942/
Geke67568/
Ekei67456/
Ekea67414/
Ekee67272/
Ekhe67131/
Ekih6792/
Yeschke6731/
Ieke678/
Yece677/
Ekhy677/
Eqeh677/
Ekhi675/
Yeskett675/
Ekhé673/
Gaiyeke672/
Ejke672/
Egke671/
Eÿke671/
Yeqe671/
Yyke671/
Yeky671/
Ekqe671/
Yeskeey670/

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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 Yekeh
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