Yentema Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yentema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yentema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1201:86,13010,095
Niger311:619,09715,317
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yentema (8,240) may also be a first name.

Yentema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yentema has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yentema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yentema live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,704th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 8,240 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 86,130. In Benin Yentema is most common in: Atakora Department, where 91 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 5 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yentemma931/
Entema922/
Yemtema8650/
Yentama869/
Yentima861/
Jentema861/
Enteima861/
Eintema860/
Yentisma805/
Yentimma805/
Yientoma801/
Yentamma801/
Entima7789/
Enteme772/
Entemi771/
Ijntema71380/
Gentima711/
Jeantima672/
Ayanthima631/
Entimi6213/
Entimo6211/
Jeenthamai592/
Jeanettemo591/
Gentimi5724/
Gentimo5717/
Enthime573/
Endtime573/
Yemtime573/
Aintima571/
Ainthima532/
Jeantime532/
Ountoima531/
Ainthimat502/
Jeantisme501/
Oun'toima501/

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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 Yentema
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