Yabem Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Yabem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Yabem (42) may also be a first name.
Yabem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yabem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yabem has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yabem.
How Common Is The Last Name Yabem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yabem is the 2,352,516th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yabem are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon Yabem is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent reside and West Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yabeme | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yaben | 80 | 12,429 | / |
| Yabim | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yawem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yobem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jabem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jabeem | 73 | 58 | / |
| Yabeen | 73 | 44 | / |
| Yabeun | 73 | 29 | / |
| Yabene | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yabaen | 73 | 25 | / |
| Yabeng | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jyaben | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yoaben | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yabuen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yobeum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaviem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yasben | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yabaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yabhim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eabeim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyabene | 67 | 91 | / |
| Yabn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jabeemn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyeaben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasbeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyaben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jabm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yobm | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yabem
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