Yigeletu Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yigeletu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigeletu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Yigeletu (1,271) may also be a first name.

Yigeletu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yigeletu is found most in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigeletu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Yigeletu is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Yigeletu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yigeletu is also the 221,247th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,271 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Apart from Ethiopia Yigeletu exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yigletu932,453/
Yigeltu931/
Yegeletu881/
Yiglletu881/
Ygletu861/
Igletus802/
Yigilet801/
Yegeltu801/
Igelete801/
Ogeleotu751/
Agelet71135/
Igelat7153/
Eigelt7126/
Igelit7117/
Igelut716/
Ogelet711/
Uygelt710/
Augelet6730/
Ogelete6710/
Ageleit674/
Igielit672/
Ajgletu671/
Igellat671/
Igelhed671/

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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 Yigeletu
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