Yakombe Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

Yakombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakombe is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Yakombe are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Hela, where 86 percent are found and National Capital District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakomba86126/
Yakembe8641/
Yakambe8635/
Yakombi861/
Yakoumba805/
Hyakombi801/
Yakamba71134/
Yakumba7162/
Yakambi7135/
Jacombe7120/
Jakambe712/
Yacomba712/
Eakambe711/
Jakomba711/
Jokombe711/
Yokomba711/
Yacoumba677/
Yakkambi673/
Yakounbi672/
Jaikambe671/
Yakkumbi671/
Yakumbhi671/
Yakambay671/
Yakambha671/
Giacombe671/
Yokombai671/
Yakounba671/
Yakumbui671/
Ayokambe671/
Eyokombi671/
Jacombie670/

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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 Yakombe
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