Yelignan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Yelignan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Yelignan (122) may also be a first name.
Yelignan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelignan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yelignan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelignan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yelignan is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Yelignan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelignan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 122 people.
This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Yelignan is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 89 percent are found and Zou Department, where 11 percent are found. Not including Benin it is found in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelinyan | 88 | 47 | / |
| Elinan | 86 | 214 | / |
| Elingan | 80 | 54 | / |
| Elinyan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yelinon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gelinan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jelinan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ellinan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jelinang | 75 | 9 | / |
| Elainain | 75 | 4 | / |
| Elginnan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yelegnon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gelinean | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gelinyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jelingan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yelenian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ellingan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yelenyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elheinan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gellinan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Elinon | 71 | 382 | / |
| Ellaingan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elenan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oulaignan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellinon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ellainganh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Elenyan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elenain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ellenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elengan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elenean | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yelignan
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