Yamban Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

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

Yamban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Yamban (31) may also be a first name.

Yamban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamban is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamban? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamban is the 1,155,901st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Yamban reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 71,524. In Papua New Guinea Yamban is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 81 percent live, Madang, where 5 percent live and West Sepik, where 5 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambang9292/
Yambane9250/
Yambain923/
Yambaine861/
Yanmbang861/
Yamebane861/
Jamban83343/
Yambon83183/
Yamwan83178/
Yambam8361/
Yamuan8340/
Yomban8329/
Yanban832/
Eamban831/
Yambangue801/
Yamnuan77274/
Jambang77196/
Jambane77121/
Yambong77110/
Iambang7791/
Yamuang7746/
Yambone7745/
Jambann7713/
Yombang7710/
Yanbang779/
Yamuhan776/
Yamboon774/
Yasmuan772/
Yammuan771/
Ihamban771/
Jambant771/
Yombaan771/
Yombane771/
Yambonn771/
Yanbane771/
Gihamban7138/
Yammuang716/
Jambhane714/
Jambatin713/
Yiamuang712/
Yamwhang711/
Yanbeang711/
Jahamban711/
Yamboine711/
Jambon672,538/
Yombon67281/
Yomwan67265/
Iamwan67109/
Yombam6782/
Jamwan6778/
Uiyamuang6760/
Jamuan6725/
Janban6722/
Jambam6712/
Yanwan6712/
Yonban6711/
Iambon677/
Yambom673/
Yanbon672/
Yambochin671/
Yanuan671/
Yamwon671/

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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
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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 Yamban
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