Yekia Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Yekia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 48 | 1:382,335 | 6,059 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yekia (19) may also be a first name.
Yekia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yekia is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Yekia are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.
The last name Yekia is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 382,335. In Burkina Faso Yekia is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 88 percent live and Sud-Ouest Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyekia | 91 | 48 | / |
| Yekiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekia | 89 | 1,211 | / |
| Jekia | 80 | 31 | / |
| Aekia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekija | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ekhia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yekya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gekia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ehkia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eakia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eekia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aykia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekkia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeqia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yechzkia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eyokia | 73 | 728 | / |
| Iyokia | 73 | 27 | / |
| Eyekya | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ekaija | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ekaiya | 73 | 16 | / |
| Haykia | 73 | 16 | / |
| Eekiah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Eikhia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yekeah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yechia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekeiya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ehikia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayikia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyakia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyokia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekojia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jekkia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uykiat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ejikia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jekiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eukiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euskia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekoyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajekia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euikia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejokia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiikia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekeoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyikia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeskhhiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekio | 67 | 339 | / |
| Heekiah | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ekya | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ekaiyah | 67 | 41 | / |
| Heikkia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekeyiay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekhaiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajeckia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyechia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekojiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejekiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajekiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| E'Yokia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayakias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hieskia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aouekia | 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 Yekia
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