Yemitan Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yemitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Yemitan (15) may also be a first name.

Yemitan Last Name Facts

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

Yemitan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yemitan is the 757,040th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yemitan reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 41 percent are found and Osun, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Yemitan Last Name Statistics demography

Yemitan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning $39,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyemitan93116/
Emitan9211/
Yemiton864/
Emuitan863/
Yemetan861/
Ayomitan8054/
Eyimitan803/
Ehimitan801/
Oyemetan801/
Emetan776/
Ayomiotan7512/
Eyimietan751/
Emaytan7197/
Ameitan711/
Uemiton711/
Emitoun711/
Jemiton711/
Jemetan711/
Emitton711/
Jemmiton674/
Ehimetan674/
Ehemetan672/
Ayimiton672/
Eyimetan672/
Jeamiton671/
Ejimiton671/
Eamiston671/

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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 Yemitan
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