Yemisi Surname
Approximately 1,152 people bear this surname
Yemisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,128 | 1:157,041 | 9,893 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Yemisi (95,747) may also be a first name.
Yemisi Demographics
Yemisi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemisci | 92 | 15 | / |
| Oyemisi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Yemishi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Yemissi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Yemeisi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ayemisi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yiemisi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iyemisi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yemisie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Emisi | 91 | 21 | / |
| Jemisi | 83 | 89 | / |
| Emisci | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gemisi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yemisa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Yemesi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Emeisi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Emissi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yemusi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yemise | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oemisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emishi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yemizi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emoisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yemishchi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yemişçi | 77 | 875 | / |
| Iyemisa | 77 | 111 | / |
| Uyemesi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Eyemisa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Iyemise | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yemiese | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yemiser | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gemissi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yemmesi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yemessi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jemissi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ayemise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yemichi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jemishi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajemisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojemisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayemesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayamisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heumisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emici | 73 | 313 | / |
| Emise | 73 | 31 | / |
| Emizi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emiši | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayamissi | 71 | 55 | / |
| Heumissi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jemaishi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ihemeisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gemici | 67 | 9,210 | / |
| Jemusi | 67 | 308 | / |
| Emesih | 67 | 202 | / |
| Gemizi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Emesie | 67 | 96 | / |
| Jemisa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Emishe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gemise | 67 | 34 | / |
| Emeise | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jemise | 67 | 10 | / |
| Emessi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emisse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jemesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emizie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emiose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oimisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emişçi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emuise | 67 | 0 | / |
Yemisi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yemisi in the Russian language | ||
| Йемиси | jemisi | - |
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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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