Yekonia Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yekonia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekonia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0631:49,8045,538
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Yekonia (2,397) may also be a first name.

Yekonia Last Name Facts

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

Yekonia is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekonia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yekonia is the 339,249th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yekonia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 151,602nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 2,397 people.

The surname Yekonia is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,063 people, or 1 in 49,804. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 54 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 21 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekonia92577/
Jekonia86599/
Eckonia862/
Yeconia861/
Jeckonia8063/
Jekoniah803/
Ekonya77345/
Eqonia7755/
Ekania7733/
Ekunia7716/
Econia7715/
Jeckoniah751/
Jeckonias751/
Jeconia71232/
Yekenya71173/
Yekunya718/
Geconia712/
Ekhania711/
Ekaniha711/
Iikonia711/
Yekanya711/
Eukania711/
Jeconias671,446/
Jeconiah67295/
Oyekanya672/
Ayikonya671/

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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 Yekonia
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