Yekeza Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Yekeza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 511 | 1:150,259 | 13,186 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yekeza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekeza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yekeza occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekeza? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 605,571st most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yekeza live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 150,259. In Iran it is primarily found in: Qazvin Province, where 44 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 24 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yekezay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekeza | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oyekezia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekezah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jekeza | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gekeza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekezee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeze | 73 | 398 | / |
| Ekiza | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ekezi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ekezo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Yeketsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekezie | 67 | 4,777 | / |
| Yekese | 67 | 68 | / |
| Jekesa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekecha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Equeza | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jekezi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yekisa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yekesi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekezei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekezeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yekeso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akeeza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekeco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejkesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqeeza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yekeza
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