Yanamba Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Yanamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Yanamba (14) may also be a first name.

Yanamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanamba is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Yanamba reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 98 percent live and East Sepik, where 2 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

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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 Yanamba
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