Yamben Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yamben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1841:112,87513,089
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
India301:25,568,846339,406
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Yamben (112) may also be a first name.

Yamben Last Name Facts

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

Yamben is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamben? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 742,570th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Yamben live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yamben is also the 885,979th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 112 people.

The last name Yamben is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 112,875. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 61 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Yamben is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Yamben Last Name Statistics demography

Yamben earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambeng9225/
Yameben921/
Yambend921/
Yambeen921/
Yambem83165/
Yamuen8380/
Yambin8355/
Yanben8348/
Yomben8316/
Jamben831/
Yambing77332/
Iambaen7791/
Jambeng7735/
Yanbien7734/
Yombeng7713/
Yambina7713/
Yammuen772/
Yombuen772/
Yambion771/
Ihamben771/
Yanbeen771/
Yammuehn7115/
Jahamben713/
Jahumben713/
Yasmbing711/
Yohanben710/
Yanbhn67652/
Jambin67133/
Yanbin6765/
Yanwen6729/
Janben676/
Jamuen673/
Jambng671/
Yombin671/
Iambin671/
Yomuen671/
Yombne671/
Yambinova671/
Yambim671/
Yamwin671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Yamben
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