Yigah Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Yigah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yigah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yigah is more frequently found in Mali than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigah? popularity and diffusion

Yigah is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yigah reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Mande Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Mali, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,885,448. Other than Mali this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiiga80283/
Yiega808/
Yoiga804/
Yegah802/
Iigah801/
Yhiga801/
Eigah800/
Ayiengah774/
Ayiega73293/
Yoioga73194/
Hyinga736/
Jaigah734/
Ehigah732/
Yienga732/
Yiegha731/
Yiinga731/
Yeggah731/
Yiygha731/
Ihygah731/
Yega67325/
Iega6792/
Iiga6791/
Ayienga6713/
Jaigath674/
Yyga671/
Oyuigho671/
Eyiegha671/
Ihegaha671/
Yihinga671/

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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 Yigah
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