Yekeni Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
South Africa771:703,60750,359
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Yekeni (117) may also be a first name.

Yekeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekeni occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekeni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 950,707th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. Yekeni is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yekeni are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yekeni is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 117 people.

The surname Yekeni is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Yekeni is most numerous in: Oyo, where 39 percent are found, Osun, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Yekeni Last Name Statistics demography

Yekeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.99% less than the national average, earning R 87,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekeeni92181/
Ekeni91560/
Eyekenyi862/
Yekini8342,652/
Yekani833,444/
Ekenyi83145/
Ekeani8390/
Jekeni8324/
Yekene8310/
Oekeni837/
Ekengi832/
Ekenei831/
Ekeeni831/
Yekena831/
Yekoni831/
Yekhani7743/
Yekanni7723/
Yekkini7712/
Ayekena7712/
E'Ekeni7711/
Ehakeni7711/
Yekinii7710/
Ayekini779/
Jekenis778/
Huekeni778/
Yekanyi776/
Ihekeni775/
Yekkani775/
Yekinit774/
Ekeanyi773/
Yekinie773/
Oyekini773/
Yoekini773/
Yekinis773/
Ayekene773/
Yekhena772/
Yekeneh772/
Yiekini772/
Yekenee772/
Yekuini771/
Iyekini771/
Ayakeni771/
Yekeenh771/
Eukenio771/
Hoekeni771/
Eyekena771/
Goekeni771/
Yekanie771/
Yekinyi771/
Yekkene771/
Yekkena771/
Jeckeni771/
Ekene738,196/
Ekini73123/
Ekeny7340/
Eyakenyi71129/
Oyokenyi712/
E'E'keni711/
Ouyekene711/
Ekenge67327/
Gekene67158/
Ikeani67144/
Yekane6798/
Jekani6787/
Yekine6763/
Oukeni6759/
Ekinyi6732/
Jekini6730/
Yekone6728/
Eikena6725/
Aukeni6715/
Ekeine6712/
Ekinei6710/
Yekiny6710/
Ekaini677/
Ekinai676/
Jekena673/
Ekenyo673/
Jekoni672/
Jekene672/
Ekeany672/
Aykini672/
Ayekhemne672/
Yeketnesh671/
Yekesnesh671/
Iekini671/
Akeeni671/
Ekeney671/
Oyokeunyi671/
Uykini671/
Yekinh671/
Akeyni671/
Aikeni671/
Oikeni671/
Uikeni671/
Jeceni671/
Ekyoni671/
Ekioni671/

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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 Yekeni
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