Yelekeh Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Yelekeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yelekeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelekeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yelekeh is most common in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelekeh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelekeh are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
Yelekeh is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 88 percent reside, Bong County, where 6 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeleikeh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yellekeh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elekeh | 92 | 9 | / |
| Yeleke | 92 | 6 | / |
| Jelekeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelekei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eleke | 83 | 4,844 | / |
| Geleekeh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oiyeleke | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aiyeleke | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yelake | 77 | 679 | / |
| Yelike | 77 | 128 | / |
| Geleke | 77 | 35 | / |
| Eleike | 77 | 21 | / |
| Yeleki | 77 | 9 | / |
| Elekhe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Elleke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eleake | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jeleke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elikeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elekea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elekeș | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yeleka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elekei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jelekha | 71 | 48 | / |
| Yelekay | 71 | 25 | / |
| Yelekai | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gelecke | 71 | 15 | / |
| Yelikey | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yelleki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ijeleke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelleke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jelokeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelekei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elekaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelekea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elek'he | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yelihke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elike | 67 | 1,582 | / |
| Eleki | 67 | 629 | / |
| Eleky | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jeelekha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aiyeloke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijelekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eläke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeleka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelokkeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yellekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jellehke | 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 Yelekeh
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