Yelegue Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Yelegue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelegue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Yelegue (29) may also be a first name.

Yelegue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yelegue occurs most in Togo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelegue? popularity and diffusion

Yelegue is the 515,938th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name Yelegue occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelegue reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yelegue is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename at a global level, held by 29 people.

This last name is most widespread in Togo, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Beside Togo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yetlegue931/
Ellegue8624/
Jelegue862/
Eleggue861/
Yeligue861/
Yelegui861/
Yelekoue801/
Elecue7723/
Yeleke776/
Elegwe772/
Yelleg771/
Eleg7327/
Eleigwe7143/
Elligue717/
Jelegbe713/
Yeleheg711/
Elegwei711/
Yeligua711/
Eluigue711/
Yelek671,222/
Geleg67321/
Yelec6740/
Elligque679/
Elegh679/
Elheg676/
Oiyeleke674/
Aiyeleke674/
Yeleikeh671/
Elleg671/
Yelig671/

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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 Yelegue
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