Yelega Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Yelega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Yelega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yelega occurs most in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelega? popularity and diffusion
Yelega is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelega are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Yelega is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyelega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oyelega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elega | 91 | 556 | / |
| Iyelegha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeleagai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelaga | 83 | 109 | / |
| Gelega | 83 | 71 | / |
| Elegha | 83 | 43 | / |
| Yeliga | 83 | 26 | / |
| Yelego | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ellega | 83 | 4 | / |
| Eleaga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jelega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elegga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elegai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyeliga | 77 | 98 | / |
| Yeligay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ouelega | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yelagha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yeleget | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jelegat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eleghah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gellega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eyeliga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eleagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellegay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelagaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yellaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelagah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojelega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelegie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelegui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awelega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elhegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelliga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elege | 73 | 362 | / |
| Eliga | 73 | 179 | / |
| Elegi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Elego | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aiyelege | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aiyeloga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elhegaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahielega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleaga | 67 | 3,211 | / |
| Geliga | 67 | 294 | / |
| Gelege | 67 | 183 | / |
| Gelego | 67 | 142 | / |
| Ellege | 67 | 103 | / |
| Jelaga | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ellego | 67 | 20 | / |
| Eligha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yeligi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jeliga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yelige | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oulega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ejileugha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eleggi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elaiga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelegy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elgiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ileaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elegou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elegho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aulega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellegy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Yelega
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