Yenealem Surname

36,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yenealem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yenealem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,4881:6,7331,064
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Yenealem (5,124) may also be a first name.

Yenealem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yenealem occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yenealem.

How Common Is The Last Name Yenealem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yenealem is the 36,384th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 502,728 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yenealem reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yenealem is also the 94,746th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 5,124 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 14,488 people, or 1 in 6,733. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeniealem941,610/
Yenalem932,254/
Ayenalem8824,791/
Aynealem8819/
Yegnalem881/
Yeniealm881/
Yenalm864/
Enalem861/
Ayenaleme821,288/
Yeniyalem821/
Aynalem80160,240/
Yenleme801/
Aynelem801/
Ayinalem7526,725/
Aynaleme751,449/
Ayanalem7536/
Ainealem754/
Aynallem754/
Ayonalem751/
Aaynalem751/
Yaynalem751/
Aynaleam751/
Engelhem751/
Jenalm7191/
Ayinaleme7149/
Enalen7143/
Enalim7141/
Yenlen7124/
Engelm711/
Engelen6711,530/
Ainalem672,290/
Yenilen6712/
Yenalin677/
Engalim672/
Enailen671/
Yenylen670/

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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 Yenealem
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