Yambun Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Yambun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 282 | 1:28,914 | 3,296 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yambun (27) may also be a first name.
Yambun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yambun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yambun is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yambun? popularity and diffusion
Yambun is the 895,817th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Yambun reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yambun is also the 2,036,353rd most common forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
Yambun is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 28,914. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 76 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent live and Madang, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yambuin | 92 | 82 | / |
| Yambung | 92 | 57 | / |
| Yambune | 92 | 30 | / |
| Yiambun | 92 | 4 | / |
| Iambun | 83 | 259 | / |
| Yambon | 83 | 183 | / |
| Yombun | 83 | 95 | / |
| Yanbun | 83 | 67 | / |
| Jambun | 83 | 56 | / |
| Yombeun | 77 | 31 | / |
| Jambung | 77 | 16 | / |
| Yomboun | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yamboum | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yombung | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jambune | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yamboon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jambuin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yanbuin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yambuim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yambonn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yombuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanboune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jambhune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jambon | 67 | 2,538 | / |
| Yombon | 67 | 281 | / |
| Iambon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Janbun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jambum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jombun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yombum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanbon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yamwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamouhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yonbun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambusing | 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 Yambun
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