Yeld Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yeld Surname Definition:

From Yelt; a location name in Cornwall.

Yeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
England181:3,095,448105,421
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales61:261,4039,165

Yeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Yelt; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Yeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeld is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Yeld reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Yeld is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Yeld is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 18 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Yeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yeld has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Yeld surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yeld Last Name Statistics demography

Yeld earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.24% less than the national average, earning R 189,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelds89109/
Yield8978/
Yel8613,096/
Eld861,493/
Yields802/
Yele7515,541/
Yoel752,699/
Yell751,230/
Geld75842/
Eldh75548/
Yehl75462/
Előd75100/
Yiel7557/
Yhel7518/
Jeld7510/
Eald758/
Eldt757/
Oeld755/
Hyel755/
Ield754/
Yelp754/
Euld754/
Yelt753/
Yetl752/
Ueld751/
Ayld751/
Elld751/
Eltd751/
Yelh751/
Yjld751/
Jyel751/
Iyld751/
Yesl751/
Yyld751/
Eysield731/
El6739,116/
Heald679,428/
Yelle674,798/
Oueld672,228/
Yesil671,090/
Aayel67745/
Hield67468/
Geldt67353/
Yoell67174/
Yetil67126/
Hoeld6756/
Ehald6746/
Eyiel6745/
Yesel6743/
Hyhel6730/
Yesle6728/
Yelhe6724/
Aiyel6721/
Heild6720/
Yeeel6716/
Yecel6711/
Yoael677/
Goeld677/
Yegli676/
Hyele673/
Ields673/
Oyiel673/
Yesıl673/
Ayald672/
Eaild672/
Ayiel672/
Yoeel672/
Jeldz671/
Hyell671/
Haysield671/
Jield671/
Hoyld671/
Hjeld671/
Eyyel671/
Goyld671/
Yhiel671/
Yieal671/
Yelte671/
Yetel671/
Yhele671/
Oweld671/
Yoiel671/
Eilds671/
Ayyel671/
Yiele671/
Ieyld671/
Jeldt671/
Yoeal670/
Heeld670/
Yelts670/
Jeuld670/
Euald670/
Ahyld670/
Aueld670/
Geild670/
Heuld670/
Yoehl670/

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