Yekka Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Yekka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda881:443,62826,657
India281:27,395,192354,286
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yekka (25) may also be a first name.

Yekka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yekka (Marathi: येक्) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yekka is the 1,637,889th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Yekka are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 25 people.

The last name Yekka is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda Yekka is most common in: Koboko District, where 61 percent reside, Moyo District, where 22 percent reside and Agago District, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Yekka exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekkah919/
Ekka89128,099/
Yeka899,577/
Oyeka801,098/
Yekah80406/
Ayeka80390/
Yekha80300/
Gekka80216/
Iyeka80177/
Jekka80163/
Uyeka8080/
Yekai8049/
Aekka8040/
Eyeka8028/
Eakka8020/
Yieka8018/
Eekka8017/
Ekkka8012/
Eikka808/
Ekkaa806/
Ekkay805/
Ekkha804/
Yekke804/
Uekka803/
Ekkai803/
Yekko803/
Yehka803/
Ekkau802/
Ekkea801/
Uykka801/
Yekaa801/
Yekoa801/
Hyeka801/
Oekka800/
Eka7594,362/
Heikka73722/
Ayekha73484/
Hiekka73150/
Iyekat7396/
Ejakka7364/
Yehkah7347/
Gayeka7324/
Aiyeka7323/
Eiikka7313/
Ayieka7313/
Jaykka7312/
Eyekoa7311/
Ekkauh737/
Ayekko737/
Yekeah736/
Gekkai735/
Goyeka734/
Jekkaa734/
Oyekko734/
Eaikka733/
Yeskas733/
Yekkes733/
Ouyeka732/
Oyekah732/
Yoyeka732/
Ayekoa732/
Yekkou732/
Jekkaj731/
Huyeka731/
Ekkaya731/
Ayeeka731/
Yiyeka731/
Yekhad731/
Yyakka731/
Uyakka731/
Uyeeka731/
Uyieka731/
Uyikka731/
Yekkeh731/
Oyekoa731/
Ayakka731/
Oyekha731/
Oyieka731/
Yekoha731/
Iyakka731/
Owekka731/
Oyakka731/
Yeckga731/
Yekaya731/
Yaeeka731/
Yeskaz731/
Eyekea731/
Aiekka731/
Aekkha731/
Iyekha731/
Ayekas731/
Yekach731/
Yedtka730/
Ekai6721,878/
Yeko6714,885/
Yeke673,826/
Jeka672,566/
Ayka672,143/
Geka671,719/
Yeki671,335/
Ekke671,271/
Ekau67949/
Eeka67698/
Eika67558/
Euka67432/
Ekea67414/
Ekaa67391/
Eaka67303/
Yeca67264/
Ekha67196/
Ekay67157/
Oeka67155/
Aeka67143/
Ekki6787/
Uyka6778/
Ieka6770/
Ekky6769/
Ejka6750/
Eyka6749/
Ekko6747/
Ueka6719/
Iyka678/
Oyka677/
Gehyeka676/
Ekaj676/
Hayekat672/
Egka672/
Hayeeka672/
Eqka671/
Gajekka671/
Yezkhaz671/
Ehakkap671/
Ekaà671/
Ekké671/
Yyka671/
Yeky671/
Hayukka671/
Yeschka670/

Yekka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yekka in the Marathi language
येक्yek-

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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
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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 Yekka
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