Yensah Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yensah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yensah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2541:81,7689,997
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Yensah Last Name Facts

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

Yensah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yensah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yensah is the 990,978th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yensah are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 81,768. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 1 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yensa91134/
Yensai831,085/
Yenssa83251/
Einsah8356/
Yensay8316/
Yenzah8316/
Yensho8313/
Yensap836/
Yensoh832/
Yencah831/
Yemsah831/
Yehnsa831/
Yensaa831/
Yensau831/
Ensaha831/
Yensia830/
Ensa80301/
Yensaat779/
Yenshei771/
Yendjah771/
Ienshah771/
Yenza73129/
Gensa73101/
Yenja7382/
Ensha7371/
Ensağ7368/
Ensay7356/
Yenso7328/
Yenca7322/
Jensa7317/
Ensho7314/
Yemsa7311/
Ensai7310/
Ensea736/
Ensaa733/
Enssa731/
Ensau731/
Jeanseah710/
Yenjai671,575/
Yencha67303/
Yencho67260/
Yenjau6762/
Yenjoh6739/
Yendja6736/
Jensha6726/
Engiah6715/
Gensay6710/
Jensay679/
Yensco679/
Yenzoh678/
Iinsah675/
Gensau675/
Hyenza674/
Yenzia674/
Jyonsa674/
Yenjap673/
Enshai672/
Gensha672/
Jensad671/
Eaensa671/
Ennsha671/
Enscho671/
Gensai671/
Jensap671/
Yengea671/
Yenjaa671/
Yensei671/
Gensea671/
Jensho671/
Jensas671/
Yengia671/
Gensho671/
Yenjaj671/
Yenjat671/
Yemsai671/
Jensai671/
Jensia671/
Enshea670/

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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
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  • 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 Yensah
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