Yamb Surname
Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname
Yamb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,152 | 1:18,029 | 2,452 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Yamb (129) may also be a first name.
Yamb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamb (Russian: Ямб) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 278,560th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,246,613 people. Yamb is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Yamb are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yamb is also the 818,356th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 129 people.
Yamb is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,152 people, or 1 in 18,029. In Cameroon Yamb is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 68 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 23 percent reside and South Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Yamb exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yameb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yaamb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yambt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aiyamb | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yomb | 75 | 498 | / |
| Jamb | 75 | 95 | / |
| Yamv | 75 | 50 | / |
| Yanb | 75 | 33 | / |
| Yamp | 75 | 33 | / |
| Eamb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iamb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yamw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yambova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yamgeeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yambowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhamb | 67 | 3,280 | / |
| Yampe | 67 | 292 | / |
| Yanbh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Giamb | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jambh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hyomb | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jambs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ayomb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yombs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jambp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanbz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaimb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaneb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamps | 67 | 1 | / |
Yamb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamb in the Russian language | ||
| Ямб | amb | - |
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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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- 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 Yamb
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