Yambia Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Yambia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yambia (41) may also be a first name.
Yambia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yambia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yambia is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yambia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yambia is the 2,152,526th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Yambia are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yambia is also the 1,590,275th most common given name world-wide, borne by 41 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Yambia is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 39 percent reside, National Capital District, where 23 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yambias | 92 | 8 | / |
| Jambia | 83 | 2,064 | / |
| Yambio | 83 | 115 | / |
| Yombia | 83 | 112 | / |
| Yanbia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamvia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yambya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jambiha | 77 | 146 | / |
| Jiambia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giambia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyombia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jambiae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jambija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jahmbia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhambia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ijambiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamvijay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yambyo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Iamuia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jamvia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jamuia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yombio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yanbio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jombia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yonbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Yambia
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