Yambenu Surname

162,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yambenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yambenu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,6611:27,7643,483
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Yambenu (179) may also be a first name.

Yambenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yambenu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yambenu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 162,905th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,731,464 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yambenu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 179 people.

Yambenu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,661 people, or 1 in 27,764. Besides The DR Congo Yambenu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent are found and Namibia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambengu931/
Yambanu86405/
Jambenu864/
Yamvenu861/
Yanbenu861/
Yambingu8027/
Yombinuh671/
Jahambanu631/
Janbanhu531/
Jahanbanu501/

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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 Yambenu
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