Yambani Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Yambani Surname Definition:

Yambani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: start / Begin.

Yambani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe1791:86,24712,510
Zambia1351:117,4079,018
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Yambani (109) may also be a first name.

Yambani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Yambani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: start / Begin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Yambani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yambani is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yambani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yambani is the 405,451st most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The last name Yambani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yambani live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most common first name in the world, borne by 109 people.

Yambani is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambanis9310/
Yambangi934/
Yambaini931/
Yambanie931/
Jambani86142/
Yambana8679/
Yambane8650/
Yamboni8615/
Yanbani861/
Jambanis8039/
Yamboini8038/
Jambhani8019/
Jhambani8011/
Yambanay8010/
Jambangi806/
Yamebane801/
Yambange801/
Yambongi801/
Yambaine801/
Jambhangi751/
Jambane71121/
Jamboni7152/
Yambone7145/
Jambana7138/
Iambana7114/
Yamvoni716/
Yombana715/
Yanboni712/
Yambona711/
Yomboni711/
Yombane711/
Jombani711/
Jambanna67128/
Giombani6741/
Jombanis6710/
Jambhane674/
Yomboini673/
Hiambana672/
Yambonge671/
Yamboine671/
Jammpani671/
Jambhana671/
Jambonie670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yambani
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