Yelesani Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Yelesani Surname Definition:

Yelesani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that brightens the situation at hand.

Yelesani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064

Yelesani (342) may also be a first name.

Yelesani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Yelesani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that brightens the situation at hand.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Yelesani Last Name Facts

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

Yelesani is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelesani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yelesani is the 1,210,518th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelesani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Yelesani is also the 472,030th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 342 people.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yellesani941/
Yelisani881/
Hyelisani821/
Elgezani751/
Yelesone751/
Elegiani751/
Yelizaani711/
Yelezaine711/
Iilesamni711/
Elizzani6314/
Elizanni631/
Elayzani631/
Jelisoni631/
Yelecouny591/
Jhileisanh561/
Elizonio503/
Elizanny501/
Elezione501/
Elyzeine501/
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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
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yelesani
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