Yeyea Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Yeyea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yeyea (23) may also be a first name.
Yeyea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeyea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yeyea is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeyea? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Yeyea is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Yeyea reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Yeyea is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 23 people.
The last name Yeyea is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Moyo District, where 50 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Yeyea
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