Yamboko Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Yamboko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamboko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1501:307,86619,317
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Yamboko Last Name Facts

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

Yamboko is found most in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamboko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamboko is the 1,276,805th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yamboko live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya Yamboko is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Yamboko occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Yamboko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yamboko surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamboukoi881/
Yamboka86629/
Yambako8633/
Yambeko864/
Jamboko861/
Yomboko861/
Yambouka803/
Yambukop801/
Jambosko801/
Yambuka71377/
Yambaka7148/
Yanbeko719/
Yomboka714/
Yambeka712/
Yanbako711/
Jamboka711/
Yambaaka671/
Jambosco671/
Jambeka57880/
Jambuka57420/
Jambaka57114/
Janbako571/
Jambaco571/
Jambakka5329/
Jambakau5328/
Jambhuka5314/
Jambukka534/
Jiambuka531/
Jambhaka531/
Yanbuska531/
Yanbeuka531/
Jombosco531/
Jambasco531/
Jeanbosco507/
Jaunbocos506/
Jambutkat501/

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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 Yamboko
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