Yensa Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yensa Surname Definition:

Yensa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big locust.

Yensa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania871:47,0673,494
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yensa (150) may also be a first name.

Yensa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Yensa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big locust.

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Yensa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yensa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻨﺴﻪ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yensa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yensa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 752,187th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 150 people.

The last name Yensa is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 47,067. In Mauritania Yensa is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 89 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 8 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yensai911,085/
Ayensa91906/
Yensah91259/
Yenssa91251/
Yensay9116/
Yensap916/
Yensau911/
Yensaa911/
Yehnsa911/
Eyensa911/
Yensia910/
Ensa89301/
Ayensah83356/
Yensaat839/
Oyensay831/
Yensi801,814/
Yense80271/
Yenza80129/
Gensa80101/
Yenja8082/
Ensha8071/
Ensağ8068/
Ensay8056/
Yenso8028/
Yenca8022/
Uensa8021/
Jensa8017/
Yemsa8011/
Ensai8010/
Ensea806/
Ensaa803/
Enssa801/
Uynsa801/
Yensé801/
Ensau801/
Yensy800/
Ayansa732,586/
Yenjai731,575/
Yenser73461/
Ayenza73424/
Yencha73303/
Yensih73247/
Eyonsa7369/
Yenjau7362/
Einsah7356/
Yoansa7341/
Yensiz7341/
Yendja7336/
Yenshi7334/
Ouensa7332/
Yengis7331/
Yensse7330/
Jensha7326/
Yensui7323/
Oyenso7318/
Yenzah7316/
Ojensa7314/
Yensho7313/
Gensay7310/
Yensco739/
Yenges739/
Jensay739/
Yensie736/
Yenses736/
Gensau735/
Jyonsa734/
Ayinsa734/
Eyinsa734/
Yenzia734/
Eyenza734/
Hyenza734/
Yenjap733/
Yensid733/
Ejansa733/
Yenseh733/
Enshai732/
Gensha732/
Yensoh732/
Ensaya732/
Jensad731/
Eaensa731/
Ennsha731/
Ensaha731/
Gensai731/
Yengea731/
Yenjaa731/
Yennsy731/
Yensei731/
Gensea731/
Ayunsa731/
Jensas731/
Hyense731/
Iyenja731/
Iyenza731/
Oyenja731/
Yemnsi731/
Yemsah731/
Yences731/
Yengia731/
Yensii731/
Yenzes731/
Yiense731/
Ayenja731/
Yencah731/
Yenshe731/
Aiensa731/
Heynsa731/
Oyenza731/
Uensai731/
Yenjaj731/
Yenjat731/
Yemsai731/
Yensis731/
Jensai731/
Jensap731/
Jensia731/
Enshea730/
Yenchai673,845/
Enso671,167/
Ensi67553/
Enza67508/
Ense67297/
Eyendja6735/
Ayanssa6726/
Yenshie6722/
Ayendja6721/
Jensaas6721/
Oyendja6721/
Ensy6713/
Haensah6711/
Yoansah6711/
Ayengia6711/
Yenches6710/
Jeensai675/
Iyendja674/
Yensoit673/
Hayenja673/
Oyensoh673/
Einsath672/
Hayenza672/
Gowensa672/
Hayenca671/
Hyenjau671/
Ayansah671/
Gehansa671/
Yenchay671/
Yenchos671/
Yoansha671/
Yendjah671/
Ayinsat671/
Jeansca671/
Jeansha671/
Jesensa671/
Hayinsa671/
Youunsa671/
Yenshei671/
Yenshih671/
Yiencha671/
Geansay671/
Iyenzay671/
Ehensia671/
Yengist671/
Ouenssa671/
Jeansay671/
Ienshah671/

Yensa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yensa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻨﺴﻪynsh56
ﻳﻨﺲyns44

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