Yampen Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yampen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yampen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yampen (15) may also be a first name.

Yampen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yampen is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yampen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Yampen occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yampen are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name Yampen is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon Yampen is most common in: Littoral Region, where 63 percent are found, West Region, where 25 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Yampen exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yampien924/
Yampuen922/
Yampeng921/
Yiampen921/
Jampen83416/
Yampin8378/
Iampen8337/
Yanpen834/
Jampeng77124/
Yanpeng7715/
Iampeng772/
Yompeng772/
Jasmpen771/
Yaben7312,429/
Janpen67664/
Yanpin6766/
Jampin6761/
Yabeen6744/
Iampin6739/
Yabeun6729/
Yabene6727/
Yabaen6725/
Yabeng6714/
Jyaben674/
Yoaben673/
Yabuen672/
Eampin671/
Yasben671/

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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 Yampen
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