Yemisi Surname

323,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yemisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1281:157,0419,893
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Yemisi (95,747) may also be a first name.

Yemisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yemisi (Russian: Йемиси) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yemisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 323,593rd most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,325,995 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yemisi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yemisi is also the 10,597th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 95,747 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,128 people, or 1 in 157,041. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 15 percent live, Ogun, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Yemisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yemisci9215/
Oyemisi927/
Yemishi925/
Yemissi925/
Yemeisi921/
Ayemisi921/
Yiemisi921/
Iyemisi921/
Yemisie921/
Emisi9121/
Jemisi8389/
Emisci8355/
Gemisi8321/
Yemisa8318/
Yemesi8318/
Emeisi8310/
Emissi836/
Yemusi834/
Yemise832/
Oemisi831/
Emishi831/
Yemizi831/
Emoisi831/
Yemishchi801/
Yemişçi77875/
Iyemisa77111/
Uyemesi7713/
Eyemisa7711/
Iyemise778/
Yemiese777/
Yemiser776/
Gemissi774/
Yemmesi774/
Yemessi772/
Jemissi772/
Ayemise771/
Yemichi771/
Jemishi771/
Ajemisi771/
Ojemisi771/
Ayemesi771/
Ayamisi771/
Heumisi771/
Emici73313/
Emise7331/
Emizi732/
Emiši731/
Ayamissi7155/
Heumissi7110/
Jemaishi719/
Ihemeisi711/
Gemici679,210/
Jemusi67308/
Emesih67202/
Gemizi67123/
Emesie6796/
Jemisa6765/
Emishe6742/
Gemise6734/
Emeise6722/
Jemise6710/
Emessi675/
Emisse673/
Jemesi672/
Emizie672/
Yemese672/
Yemice671/
Emiose671/
Emaise671/
Aimisi671/
Oimisi671/
Yemegi671/
Emişçi671/
Emuise670/

Yemisi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yemisi in the Russian language
Йемисиjemisi-

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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 Yemisi
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