Iyemb Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Iyemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iyemb 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
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Iyemb Last Name Facts

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

Iyemb occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyemb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyemb reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Besides The DR Congo Iyemb exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

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
Hiyemb914/
Yiyemb911/
Yemb8995/
Iyamb804/
Uyemb804/
Ayemb801/
Ihyamb731/
Aimb6745/
Eimb6724/
Eamb676/
Oimb674/
Yemp672/
Ijmb671/
Iemp671/
Ienb671/
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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 Iyemb
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