Yambel Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

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

Yambel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yambel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Yambel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yambel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﺒﻞ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Yambel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yambel? popularity and diffusion

Yambel is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Yambel reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Yambel is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 53 percent reside, Madang, where 38 percent reside and Bougainville, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambelle861/
Yambil83209/
Yamble83113/
Jambel8326/
Yamuel8322/
Yanbel839/
Yombel833/
Jambuel7748/
Jeambel775/
Ayombel774/
Jambell771/
Yanbell771/
Yamvl731/
Jambelle711/
Hoyombel711/
Jambil671,149/
Jamble67490/
Jambyl6717/
Yombil6716/
Yomble6714/
Jamuel678/
Jamwel673/
Yonbel672/
Yanwel671/
Yanbil671/
Yanble671/

Yambel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yambel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻤﺒﻞymbl-

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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 Yambel
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