Yambu Surname

185,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4021:52,6966,355
Papua New Guinea8331:9,788806
India181:42,614,743461,117
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yambu (223) may also be a first name.

Yambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yambu (Russian: Ямбу) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yambu is the 185,255th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,185,116 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Yambu are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 223 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,402 people, or 1 in 52,696. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Yambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yambu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yambui91542/
Yambou91354/
Yambut9157/
Yambeu9121/
Yiambu9115/
Yambus9112/
Yambhu914/
Yambau914/
Yambuy911/
Yoambu911/
Yaambu911/
Yambuu911/
Yahumbu8313/
Eiyambu8311/
Yambout831/
Yatimbu831/
Yamebou831/
Jambu803,017/
Yanbu801,677/
Yombu80298/
Iambu80152/
Yamvu8096/
Yambó801/
Aiyambou771/
Jambou73989/
Jambau73502/
Jambut73339/
Yombeu73107/
Jambus7382/
Iambut7365/
Jambhu7352/
Jambui7349/
Jambuh7336/
Jambuu7333/
Ajombu7332/
Yombou7321/
Yanbou7314/
Yamboo7313/
Yanbut738/
Yombut737/
Jambuy736/
Hyombu731/
Jambeu731/
Jiambu731/
Jambud731/
Yanbuu731/
Yamweu731/
Jambaud6768/
Gihambu6734/
Jeambut6724/
Yohumbu6718/
Jahambu677/
Ajombuh674/
Iheambu673/
Ayombou672/
Yanebou671/
Yamwout671/
Ojjambu671/
Jeambeu671/
Geambau671/
Agiambu671/
Ayombeu671/
Yiombui671/
Jaimbut671/

Yambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yambu in the Russian language
Ямбуambu-

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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 Yambu
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