Yiemi Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Yiemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yiemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yiemi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yiemi is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Yiemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yiemi reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Yiemi is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 84 percent are found and Kisii County, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiemie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ayiemi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yemi | 89 | 4,425 | / |
| Iemi | 89 | 83 | / |
| Yiemmit | 83 | 2 | / |
| Iemmi | 80 | 1,290 | / |
| Yemmi | 80 | 852 | / |
| Yetmi | 80 | 129 | / |
| Yemis | 80 | 103 | / |
| Yehmi | 80 | 66 | / |
| Yemit | 80 | 50 | / |
| Yemei | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yiema | 80 | 26 | / |
| Ijemi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yesmi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Yoemi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Yemih | 80 | 21 | / |
| Yemie | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yemai | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yoimi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hiemi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yemio | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yieme | 80 | 5 | / |
| Iiemi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yemoi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ihemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yeymi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hyemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jiemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jyimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emi | 75 | 13,637 | / |
| Yetmis | 73 | 175 | / |
| Ayiema | 73 | 166 | / |
| Yemich | 73 | 13 | / |
| Aiyemi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jiemei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gihemi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ijeumi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jyemis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihemis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyiema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiemer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijemai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiemie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iiemmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijiemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yheymi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yetmip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yesmit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yema | 67 | 8,123 | / |
| Jemi | 67 | 7,441 | / |
| Emmi | 67 | 4,870 | / |
| Gemi | 67 | 2,296 | / |
| Emai | 67 | 2,149 | / |
| Yeme | 67 | 1,538 | / |
| Emoi | 67 | 595 | / |
| Emih | 67 | 221 | / |
| Emei | 67 | 168 | / |
| Iema | 67 | 74 | / |
| Emio | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ieme | 67 | 62 | / |
| Yemy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Emui | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yiemmee | 67 | 38 | / |
| Emgi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iimi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Emii | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ejmi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Emij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihemaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohieme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iemy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieemee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yiemi
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