Yemesi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yemesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yemesi (130) may also be a first name.

Yemesi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yemesi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yemesi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yemesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemesi? popularity and diffusion

Yemesi is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Yemesi are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yemesi is also the 814,623rd most commonly held given name globally It is held by 130 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Yemesi is most common in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yemmesi924/
Yemeisi921/
Yemisi831,152/
Jemesi832/
Yemese832/
Yemegi831/
Yemisci7715/
Yemiese777/
Yemedji772/
Yemesep772/
Jemesci772/
Jemesis772/
Yemisie771/
Yiemisi771/
Yemesay771/
Ihemesi771/
Emezi73797/
Ihemesie7136/
Ihemeisi711/
Yemedjui711/
Emezie671,154/
Jemisi6789/
Emeazi6714/
Gemezi679/
Emezhi678/
Jemezi675/
Emeize673/
Yemece673/
Jemese672/
Yemise672/
Emezei672/
Yemizi671/
Yemice671/
Yemeze671/
Yemeje671/
Jemesy671/
Yemexe671/

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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 Yemesi
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