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 more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Yig occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Yig are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

The last name Yig is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon Yig is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 93 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and South Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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