Yekia Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso481:382,3356,059
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

The surname Yekia is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Yekia live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yekia is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 382,335. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Sahel Region, where 88 percent are found and Sud-Ouest Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso Yekia exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyekia9148/
Yekiah911/
Ekia891,211/
Jekia8031/
Aekia8011/
Ekija809/
Ekhia807/
Yekya802/
Gekia802/
Ehkia801/
Eakia801/
Eekia801/
Aykia801/
Ekkia801/
Yeqia801/
Yechzkia773/
Eyokia73728/
Iyokia7327/
Eyekya7327/
Ekaija7320/
Ekaiya7316/
Haykia7316/
Eekiah7315/
Eikhia739/
Yekeah736/
Yechia735/
Ekeiya735/
Ehikia734/
Ayikia733/
Iyakia733/
Oyokia733/
Ekojia732/
Jekkia732/
Uykiat732/
Ejikia732/
Jekiah731/
Eukiah731/
Euskia731/
Owekia731/
Ejakia731/
Ekoyia731/
Ojekia731/
Ayakia731/
Awekia731/
Ajekia731/
Eyekea731/
Euikia731/
Ekuiya731/
Ejokia731/
Gekija731/
Eyakia731/
Yiikia731/
Yekeoa731/
Ekuhia731/
Oyikia731/
Yeskhhiaa711/
Ekio67339/
Heekiah6790/
Ekya6771/
Ekaiyah6741/
Heikkia676/
Ekeyiay674/
Ekhaiya672/
Ekja672/
Ajeckia671/
Ekaaiya671/
Oyechia671/
Ekojiah671/
Ejekiah671/
Ajekiah671/
E'Yokia671/
Ayakias671/
Hieskia671/
Aouekia671/

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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
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  • 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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