Yambong Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yambong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yambong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yambong (38) may also be a first name.

Yambong Last Name Facts

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

Yambong is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yambong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yambong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Yambong occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Yambong live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yambong is also the 1,662,754th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 38 people.

Yambong is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon Yambong is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Yambong exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambon92183/
Yambang8692/
Yamwong8689/
Yambung8657/
Yambone8645/
Yombong8636/
Jambong8635/
Yamvong8613/
Yamboon864/
Yambonn861/
Jeambong803/
Hiambong801/
Yamboine801/
Jaambong801/
Yanmbang801/
Yamwongs801/
Jamboong801/
Jambon772,538/
Yombon77281/
Yamban77207/
Iambon777/
Yambom773/
Yanbon772/
Yambungke7525/
Yambangue751/
Yambochin751/
Jambang71196/
Iambang7191/
Yambane7150/
Yamuang7146/
Yombone7140/
Iamboon7129/
Jamwong7126/
Iamwong7119/
Jeambon7117/
Jambung7116/
Yombang7110/
Yomboun7110/
Yamboum7110/
Yanboon719/
Yanbang719/
Eamwong718/
Yombung716/
Jambone715/
Eambang715/
Yonbong713/
Jombong712/
Geambon711/
Ijambon711/
Janbong711/
Jamboon711/
Yanbone711/
Eamboon711/
Yambunke6711/
Jeamwong6711/
Hiambohn679/
Yammuang676/
Jiamwong676/
Janbhong673/
Yiamuang672/
Jiamboon671/
Yamwhang671/
Ieamboon671/
Yanboune671/
Ujeambon671/
Yamebane671/

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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 Yambong
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