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
The last name Yeyea occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeyea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yeyea is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Yeyea is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Yeyea live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Yeyea is most frequent in: Moyo District, where 50 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.
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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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