Yambani Surname
Approximately 864 people bear this surname
Yambani Surname Definition:
Yambani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: start / Begin.
Yambani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 179 | 1:86,247 | 12,510 |
| Zambia | 135 | 1:117,407 | 9,018 |
| Burkina Faso | 33 | 1:556,124 | 7,330 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
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.
Yambani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yambani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yambani is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yambani.
How Common Is The Last Name Yambani? popularity and diffusion
Yambani is the 405,451st most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yambani are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 109 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Not including Malawi Yambani is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Zambia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yambanis | 93 | 10 | / |
| Yambangi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Yambaini | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yambanie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jambani | 86 | 142 | / |
| Yambana | 86 | 79 | / |
| Yambane | 86 | 50 | / |
| Yamboni | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yanbani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jambanis | 80 | 39 | / |
| Yamboini | 80 | 38 | / |
| Jambhani | 80 | 19 | / |
| Jhambani | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yambanay | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jambangi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yamebane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yambange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yambongi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yambaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jambhangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jambane | 71 | 121 | / |
| Jamboni | 71 | 52 | / |
| Yambone | 71 | 45 | / |
| Jambana | 71 | 38 | / |
| Iambana | 71 | 14 | / |
| Yamvoni | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yombana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yanboni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yambona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yomboni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yombane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jombani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jambanna | 67 | 128 | / |
| Giombani | 67 | 41 | / |
| Jombanis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jambhane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yomboini | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hiambana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yambonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamboine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jammpani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambonie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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