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 carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 119,187th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,889,434 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yemeni live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 68,204th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 8,524 people.
The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 3,447 people, or 1 in 26,671. Besides Egypt it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
Yemeni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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
- 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 Yemeni
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