Yemeni Surname
Approximately 3,857 people bear this surname
Yemeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,447 | 1:26,671 | 2,971 |
| Iran | 299 | 1:256,798 | 19,218 |
| Afghanistan | 50 | 1:643,064 | 7,334 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Yemeni (8,524) may also be a first name.
Yemeni Demographics
Yemeni Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Yemeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yemeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yemeni (Arabic: اليمنـي) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yemeni is the 119,187th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,889,434 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yemeni are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Yemeni is also the 68,204th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 8,524 people.
The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,447 people, or 1 in 26,671. Beside Egypt Yemeni exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Yemeni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Yemeni last name is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemeniz | 92 | 17 | / |
| Yemegni | 92 | 8 | / |
| Yemmeni | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yemenit | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yiemeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yemenei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yemenie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yemenis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yetmeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yemmegni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yemegnie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yemini | 83 | 3,217 | / |
| Emenyi | 83 | 1,249 | / |
| Yemene | 83 | 1,050 | / |
| Emengi | 83 | 708 | / |
| Jemeni | 83 | 71 | / |
| Yemena | 83 | 13 | / |
| Emeyni | 83 | 7 | / |
| Emenai | 83 | 6 | / |
| Emenui | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yemmegnie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yemmene | 77 | 113 | / |
| Jemeniz | 77 | 108 | / |
| Jemenis | 77 | 25 | / |
| Jeumeni | 77 | 21 | / |
| Yemegne | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yeminai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yaimeni | 77 | 7 | / |
| Geimeni | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yeminei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yemigni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gehmeni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yemmini | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emehnyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyemene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heimeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yemenes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yemenep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeynih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeinih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gemenei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giemeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jemenei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yemiene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emene | 73 | 3,141 | / |
| Emeny | 73 | 896 | / |
| Eméni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejiemeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yemmenee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yohemene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jemmeniz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emmeinih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jemini | 67 | 715 | / |
| Emenge | 67 | 604 | / |
| Gemene | 67 | 272 | / |
| Gemeny | 67 | 166 | / |
| Jemena | 67 | 141 | / |
| Yemine | 67 | 114 | / |
| Emeney | 67 | 105 | / |
| Emeine | 67 | 103 | / |
| Eminai | 67 | 80 | / |
| Iemini | 67 | 75 | / |
| Yimini | 67 | 32 | / |
| Emingi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jemene | 67 | 24 | / |
| Emenea | 67 | 21 | / |
| Emenyo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Emmene | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jemeny | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yeminy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eminyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Emeïne | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eimini | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eminio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emeyne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iemene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emeiny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emeane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emhene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emayni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemenh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eminei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eminiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emmeny | 67 | 1 | / |
Yemeni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yemeni in the Arabic language | ||
| اليمنـي | alymny | - |
| اليمني | alymny | - |
| يمني | ymny | - |
| يمنيه | ymnyh | - |
| يُمنى | yumny | - |
| يمنى | ymny | - |
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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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- 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 Yemeni
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