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 more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yekeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yekeh is the 382,080th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yekeh are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Yekeh is also the 665,130th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 187 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 868 people, or 1 in 5,079. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 51 percent live, Lofa County, where 28 percent live and Margibi County, where 7 percent live. Besides Liberia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

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/
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Yekha80300/
Yecke80158/
Yekhe80116/
Yieke8090/
Yekee8079/
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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
  • 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 Yekeh
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