Yessir Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yessir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yessir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yessir (45) may also be a first name.

Yessir Last Name Facts

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

Yessir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺴﻴﺮ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yessir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Yessir is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Yessir reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Yessir is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Yessir is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yessier921/
Yesir91817/
Essir91258/
Hayessir861/
Yesser8380/
Essgir8314/
Yesair8314/
Jessir839/
Essair834/
Yesire831/
Yesirr831/
Yetsir831/
Esir80993/
Jessier7721/
Eissier774/
Yessere772/
Essgair772/
Yeshire771/
Eassier771/
Yayssir771/
Esser7341,008/
Yeser73612/
Aysir7379/
Easir7348/
Aesir7328/
Jesir7326/
Yezir7319/
Esier7319/
Gesir7318/
Esair7310/
Escir735/
Eshir731/
Yesirova713/
Oyeshire711/
Gesser672,937/
Jesser671,799/
Oussir67212/
Heysir67208/
Jesire67134/
Jeshir67106/
Aussir6762/
Eysser6757/
Ayeser6749/
Eisser6743/
Yesere6737/
Ayezir6727/
Uyasir6712/
Essher6710/
Gesirr678/
Easser677/
Yesher676/
Oesser674/
Aysser674/
Eusser673/
Ayisir673/
Gesier672/
Iyasir672/
Eshior671/
Jiesir671/
Eashir671/
Ayshir671/
Jeasir671/
Iesser671/
Jeesir671/
Yoeser671/
Eshair671/
Easire671/
Asseir671/
Aysire671/
Aissir671/
Yajsir671/
Eusier671/
Jesier671/
Uesser670/
Yetser670/
Eusair670/
Geseir670/
Oysier670/
Heisir670/
Eschir670/

Yessir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yessir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺴﻴﺮysyr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yessir
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