Yelemi Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yelemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Yelemi is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yelemi.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Yelemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yelemi live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yelemi is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayelemi92118/
Oyelemi9238/
Yelemie9215/
Yelemoi928/
Yelesmi926/
Yeleemi924/
Yelemis921/
Elemi913,543/
Aiyelemi8634/
Yeleamie861/
Yelema835,702/
Elemmi83159/
Yelami8367/
Yelimi8343/
Yeleme8320/
Elemai839/
Gelemi836/
Elejmi834/
Jelemi833/
Eleemi831/
Elemei831/
Elemio831/
Eilemi831/
Ellemmi7748/
Ellejmi7716/
Elgemei7712/
Yeleeme779/
Oyalemi777/
Yellimi775/
Gelemai775/
Yellema773/
Iyelema773/
Oyleami773/
Yesleme772/
Yelleme772/
Ouelemi771/
Elgehmi771/
Yelaimi771/
Yeleema771/
Yelimie771/
Eyelema771/
Yelemme771/
Yeliomi771/
Ayelimi771/
Yelemes771/
Ojelemi771/
Eyilemi771/
Gelemei771/
Eleme73935/
Elimi73681/
Elemy73365/
Eljmi731/
Haelemai7132/
Iyeleema7127/
Aiyelomi7112/
Yellammi714/
Jelemaih711/
Yeleumeu711/
Yelame67436/
Jelema67226/
Yelima67150/
Elajmi67147/
Aleemi6783/
Yelome6742/
Jelami6730/
Yeşilleme6726/
Aeleme6725/
Ellimi6719/
Elleme6718/
Elheme6716/
Elaimi6714/
Ailemi6713/
Elemme6712/
Elimai6712/
Eleimy679/
Eulema678/
Geleme676/
Aelimi675/
Elhimi675/
Ealeme674/
Eleamy674/
Jeleme673/
Oulemi673/
Eleeme672/
Ileemi672/
Eilema672/
Elihmi672/
Gelimi672/
Jelimi671/
Eleime671/
Eljmai671/
Elemee671/
Ueleme671/
Ellymi671/
Elimio671/
Elimiy671/
Elimui671/
Eilimi671/
Elemea671/
Elemey671/
Aleami671/
Elgeme671/
Elgimi671/
Euleme671/
Oyleme671/

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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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