Yemeh Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Yemeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Yemeh (18) may also be a first name.
Yemeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yemeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yemeh is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemeh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yemeh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 339,118. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Liberia Yemeh exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Ghana, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemehe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yemmeh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yemech | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yemieh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yeme | 89 | 1,538 | / |
| Aiyemeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yemer | 80 | 9,076 | / |
| Yemez | 80 | 1,636 | / |
| Yemes | 80 | 265 | / |
| Yemme | 80 | 168 | / |
| Yemha | 80 | 83 | / |
| Yemet | 80 | 40 | / |
| Yemei | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yemey | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yemih | 80 | 21 | / |
| Yemie | 80 | 20 | / |
| Emeih | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ehmeh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jemeh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yesme | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yieme | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yimeh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yemeu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yemee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yehme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hyeme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yemge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yemea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeïme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yemeş | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eme | 75 | 11,998 | / |
| Yetmez | 73 | 497 | / |
| Yemets | 73 | 95 | / |
| Yemetz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Yemich | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yemmey | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yehmed | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yeytme | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yemeer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jemesh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jemeha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaymeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emehiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyomeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiemie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yemmes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ihemeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yemmer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yemmed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ehimeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jemeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiemer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gehmeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehîme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iemesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jemmeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jeme | 67 | 9,067 | / |
| Yema | 67 | 8,123 | / |
| Yemi | 67 | 4,425 | / |
| Emme | 67 | 2,534 | / |
| Emge | 67 | 1,952 | / |
| Geme | 67 | 1,513 | / |
| Emea | 67 | 844 | / |
| Emey | 67 | 330 | / |
| Emih | 67 | 221 | / |
| Emei | 67 | 168 | / |
| Emee | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ieme | 67 | 62 | / |
| Yemy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yiemmee | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ejme | 67 | 32 | / |
| Emhe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ojiemeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jemmieh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Emej | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yème | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yieemee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaymesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiemmeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejiemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohieme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiemeth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Emyh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yemeh
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