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Where Does The Last Name Yeye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻴﻪ, Oriya: େଯାେଯା) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Yeyê or Yéyé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yeye.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 56,870^th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 817,815 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yeye live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 82,828^th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 6,327 people.

This surname is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2,201 people, or 1 in 8,338. In Burkina Faso Yeye is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 58 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Yeye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Yeye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Yeye earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.91% less than the national average, earning R 130,908 per year and in United States they earn 29.71% less than the national average, earning $30,329 USD per year.