Yangban Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yangban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Yangban (290) may also be a first name.

Yangban Last Name Facts

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

Yangban occurs most in Benin. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yangban.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangban? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yangban is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Yangban occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yangban reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 518,802nd most common first name worldwide, held by 290 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Yangban is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Aside from Benin it is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 17 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
  • 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 Yangban
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