Iyambo Surname

51,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Iyambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia8,3511:28918
DR Congo1,4571:50,7076,124
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Iyambo (41) may also be a first name.

Iyambo Last Name Facts

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

Iyambo is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,701st most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 735,596 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyambo reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Iyambo is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 8,351 people, or 1 in 289. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Oshikoto Region, where 23 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 16 percent are found and Omusati Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Namibia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Iyambo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Iyambo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 86.07% less than the national average, earning R 33,096 per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyamboh9226/
Iyamboo922/
Hiyambo921/
Iyamba832,527/
Ayambo831,201/
Iyombo83673/
Aiambo83354/
Iyembo83193/
Eyambo83145/
Ijambo83135/
Oyambo8357/
Iyanbo8311/
Uyambo834/
Oiambo832/
Gayambo7734/
Giyombo7721/
Ijamboh7719/
Ayamboi772/
Giyamba772/
Ohiambo772/
Eyamboh771/
Ihyombo771/
Iyomboy771/
Eyamboa771/
Eyambou771/
Ahiambo771/
Ayambot771/
Ayamboa771/
Haiambo771/
Yoambuo771/
Iembo73740/
Yembo73616/
Aimbo73112/
Oimbo7355/
Aembo7352/
Eambo733/
Aumbo732/
Haihambo713,723/
Aiamboot715/
Oohiambo711/
Ajambo6713,160/
Ojambo678,048/
Ayamba675,712/
Eyamba672,149/
Iyemba671,365/
Ayombo671,119/
Oyombo67985/
Oyembo67411/
Ayimbo67318/
Ajumbo67179/
Haembo67133/
Eyombo67130/
Ayembo67126/
Iyomba67119/
Oyamba6776/
Oyanbo6762/
Yoamba6762/
Yembou6761/
Ijamba6745/
Oyimbo6741/
Yemboh6738/
Ejambo6732/
Gaimbo6730/
Goimbo6728/
Ajimbo6726/
Haimbo6724/
Awembo6716/
Ijimbo6715/
Iyanba6713/
Ayumbo6712/
Aimboa676/
Geambo675/
Uyamba675/
Aiembo675/
Ojimbo675/
Ajombo675/
Ayanbo675/
Aimbot674/
Eamboj673/
Aumbou673/
Ijombo673/
Aianbo673/
Uiamba673/
Ahumbo672/
Ujambo672/
Ijanbo671/
Oimboh671/
Haymbo671/
Gaumbo671/
Yenmbo671/
Aimboy671/
Eyanbo671/
Ioynbo671/
Eiembo671/
Aiamba671/

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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 Iyambo
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