Yelshi Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Yelshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Yelshi (1,635) may also be a first name.
Yelshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yelshi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yelshi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yelshi is also the 190,725th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 1,635 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 91 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Gombe, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Yelshi occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelsi | 91 | 173 | / |
| Elshi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Eleshi | 83 | 183 | / |
| Yelsiz | 83 | 157 | / |
| Yelchi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Elschi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Elshai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jelshi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elsi | 80 | 452 | / |
| Yelsits | 77 | 36 | / |
| Yoelshe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Yeleseh | 77 | 22 | / |
| Yelseth | 77 | 11 | / |
| Yelesha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Eleshio | 77 | 10 | / |
| Geleshi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yelhgih | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elshaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeleshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elsheih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elsie | 73 | 1,566 | / |
| Gelsi | 73 | 1,311 | / |
| Yelçi | 73 | 141 | / |
| Yelsa | 73 | 133 | / |
| Elsih | 73 | 62 | / |
| Yelgi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Yelji | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yelci | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jelsi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yelse | 73 | 9 | / |
| Elsai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ellsi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Elsui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elsei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ielsi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elsyh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelsy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elsiy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yellesha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Elsahy | 67 | 1,263 | / |
| Elsayh | 67 | 703 | / |
| Elsaih | 67 | 277 | / |
| Elesie | 67 | 234 | / |
| Elsaai | 67 | 130 | / |
| Gelsei | 67 | 65 | / |
| Yelesa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gelsie | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yelsey | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yelgit | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eleshe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Elshøy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Elsche | 67 | 12 | / |
| Elessi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yelzeh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gelssi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eldzhi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eilsha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elesei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jelesi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yelser | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ellsie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yelgid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elsheh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jelsie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelsoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ealchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelzji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelsoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyelscher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelchy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gellsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejlesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eilshahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeldji | 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 Yelshi
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