Yeyeh Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yeyeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeyeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon991:209,78921,424
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yeyeh (2,755) may also be a first name.

Yeyeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeyeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻴﻪ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeyeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yeyeh is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Yeyeh reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,223rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 2,755 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 209,789. In Cameroon Yeyeh is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 12 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and Iran, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeye898,911/
Yyeh891/
Yayeh804,425/
Yeyet80681/
Yiyeh8093/
Yeyep8027/
Yeyah8022/
Yeyoh8017/
Yeyes809/
Yoyeh806/
Yeyee806/
Yaeye804/
Yejeh803/
Yieye802/
Hyeye801/
Eeyeh801/
Iyyeh801/
Jeyeh801/
Ye'ye801/
Yeeah801/
Yey75813/
Ayieye73211/
Oyieye7310/
Jehyeh735/
Jheyeh734/
Iteyeh734/
Yheyah734/
Esayeh734/
Yieyha733/
Yheyhe732/
Jeyech732/
Oyuyeh732/
Iseyeh732/
Yeyess731/
Yieyie731/
Aiyeye731/
Ieiyeh731/
Yoyehe731/
Oyoeye731/
Eyieye731/
Yteyet731/
Geoyeh731/
Jayeeh731/
Yoheye730/
Ejeh6724,905/
Yeya672,613/
Yeah672,146/
Yeha671,556/
Geye671,390/
Yeyi67595/
Yeyo67173/
Jeye67170/
Yhee67135/
Yeje67130/
Yayh67123/
Yeuh6739/
Geyh6738/
Yoey6736/
Yiey6716/
Yiheyes6716/
Ieye6715/
Yaee6715/
Eyue6714/
Yuee6713/
Yaey6711/
Yeie679/
Yiee679/
Yeea678/
Aheiyeh676/
Yoee676/
Yhey674/
Esseyeh674/
Yeyeowa673/
Eeha672/
Hyey672/
Yejh672/
Yeyp672/
Jyey672/
Eeye671/
Jeyh671/
Eoeh671/
Eeah671/
Eshayeh671/
Yeyy671/
Yejy671/

Yeyeh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeyeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻴﻪyyh-

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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 Yeyeh
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