Yekesi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Yekesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Yekesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yekesi occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yekesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yekesi are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Not including Malawi Yekesi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Ethiopia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyekesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ayekesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekesi | 91 | 527 | / |
| Oyekesie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekessi | 83 | 321 | / |
| Yekasi | 83 | 203 | / |
| Yekese | 83 | 68 | / |
| Ekeshi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Ekeasi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ekesie | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekesiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uekeshi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Yekashi | 77 | 35 | / |
| Yekaasi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ekkeshi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eyikesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeckesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeashi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeisih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyekezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eyiekeshie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekisi | 73 | 57 | / |
| Ekezi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ekési | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ekese | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ekeši | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekeci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyikeshi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Oheakesi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yekeisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yekesseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyechesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeketshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouekessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aiyekosi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekezie | 67 | 4,777 | / |
| Ekissi | 67 | 4,461 | / |
| Yekeza | 67 | 512 | / |
| Ekisei | 67 | 255 | / |
| Jekese | 67 | 180 | / |
| Jekesa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekesoy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ekesse | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yekisa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jekezi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akeesi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jekeji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekezei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houekessi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jekasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekishi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikeesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekisai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekecih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejkesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekyssi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekisui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhese | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Yekesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis