Yè Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Yè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yè Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Ye (7,320,967), Yé (24), Yê (2) & Yë (1) are calculated separately.

Yè (6) may also be a first name.

Yè Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yè is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ye, Yé, Yê or Yë. Click here for further possible spellings of Yè.

How Common Is The Last Name Yè? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yè is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yè are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 6 people.

The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Yè is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tunisia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ye837,320,967/
Yé8324/
Yê832/
Yë831/
Ayè802/
Eyè801/
Y6739,814/
Yèyè6712/
Ayèh671/

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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 Yè
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