Yemisa 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

Yemisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yemisa (25) may also be a first name.

Yemisa Last Name Facts

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

Yemisa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yemisa.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemisa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Yemisa is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Yemisa reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yemisa is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 63 percent are found, Gulf, where 31 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyemisa92111/
Eyemisa9211/
Emisa91345/
Ayemisia861/
Yemisi831,152/
Gemisa8393/
Jemisa8365/
Emissa8314/
Yemise832/
Emeisa832/
Emaisa831/
Yemiso831/
Emeissa77165/
Yemisso7716/
Yemisci7715/
Yemiese777/
Yemiser776/
Yemishi775/
Yemissi775/
Ayimisa773/
Jemisha772/
Emaissa772/
Gemeisa772/
Yemesay771/
Yemeiso771/
Yemeisi771/
Eimeisa771/
Ejamisa771/
Jemisah771/
Eumissa771/
Emoissa771/
Emmissa771/
Yemisie771/
Yiemisi771/
Gemissa771/
Yemetsa771/
Emiza7353/
Emesa7346/
Emise7331/
Emisi7321/
Emiso7311/
Emmeissa7164/
Jemisaya7121/
Jemishaj715/
Gemeisha711/
Emmishah711/
Jemishat711/
Jemisi6789/
Emisci6755/
Emishe6742/
Gemise6734/
Ameisa6729/
Emeise6722/
Emgesa6721/
Gemisi6721/
Jemise6710/
Emeisi6710/
Emesaa677/
Emissi676/
Yemico675/
Jemusa675/
Yemeca674/
Emisse673/
Yemese672/
Jemica672/
Yemice671/
Ayemissou671/
Emoisi671/
Emiose671/
Jemija671/
Emeysa671/
Emishi671/
Emesha671/
Yemithsou671/
Emisho671/
Emeïsa671/
Emeasa671/
Emaise671/
Jemesa671/
Emisio671/
Gemiza671/
Yemizi671/
Houemissa671/
Yemishchi671/
Emuise670/
Emmesa670/

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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 Yemisa
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