Yambayamba Surname

91,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Yambayamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yambayamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,7871:5,687682
DR Congo1,9841:37,2384,613
Tanzania4451:118,97011,366
England161:3,482,379114,324
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yambayamba (396) may also be a first name.

Yambayamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yambayamba is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yambayamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,356th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,390,488 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yambayamba are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 434,130th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 396 people.

Yambayamba is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,787 people, or 1 in 5,687. In Zambia Yambayamba is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 34 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and Northern Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

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