Yelemi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Yelemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yelemi (12) may also be a first name.
Yelemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yelemi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelemi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yelemi are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yelemi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Yelemi
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