Yig Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Yig (18) may also be a first name.

Yig Last Name Facts

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

Yig is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yig is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Yig live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally, held by 18 people.

The last name Yig is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 93 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and South Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yisg862/
Yigg861/
Yigh860/
Ig80332/
Yg8071/
Yigue7513/
Yik671,981/
Yog67242/
Eig67232/
Igc67147/
Gig67140/
Aig6795/
Yic6788/
Hig6785/
Igt6753/
Ieg6750/
Jig6731/
Iog6725/
Oig6718/
Iqg6717/
Igh6716/
Eyg6714/
Isg6714/
Ysg6712/
Ihg6712/
Hyg6712/
Igs6710/
Uig6710/
Oyg6710/
Ygs679/
Uyg679/
Ijg679/
Ayg678/
Igg678/
Yiq678/
Ygk677/
Ikg677/
Igk677/
Yhg677/
Ygh677/
Igz676/
Yqg676/
Ykg675/
Jyg675/
Ycg674/
Yix674/
Ygq674/
Ygg674/
Igx674/
Igq673/
Ygz673/
Icg673/
Ygc672/
Ygp672/
Ygt672/
Ygx672/
Yikgue672/
Igp672/
Țig671/

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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 Yig
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