Yaoba Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Yaoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yaoba (617) may also be a first name.
Yaoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaoba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺏ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yaoba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaoba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,882,912th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Yaoba are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yaoba is also the 336,019th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 617 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 262,900. In Cameroon Yaoba is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent live, Far North Region, where 18 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaouba | 91 | 34,821 | / |
| Yaobah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yaohba | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yahoba | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yaobai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yauoba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yahouba | 83 | 38 | / |
| Ya'ouba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yaoubah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yaouaba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yhaouba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaohbah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youba | 80 | 2,681 | / |
| Yauba | 80 | 1,765 | / |
| Yaowa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Yaova | 80 | 33 | / |
| Yaobi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Jaoba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yoaba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yooba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaobo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijaoba | 73 | 236 | / |
| Yahova | 73 | 208 | / |
| Youbah | 73 | 155 | / |
| Yaowai | 73 | 58 | / |
| Youbai | 73 | 55 | / |
| Jayoba | 73 | 29 | / |
| Yaouwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jiaoba | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yaobot | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jaioba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yaubai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jahoba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yaowat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaoubo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yahowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaubad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaowap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaauba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaoubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaoube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaoobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoauba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youbas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoabaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoabea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyooba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaubaud | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ayyouba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aiyouba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaoubou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jaiyoba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jayioba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jiaobai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yeoubah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yahoubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Youbaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahoube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoosbay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yououba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijaaoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aâyouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yagiuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youbahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahohua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoubie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahobaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayyaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayobai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaoobad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yooabai | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaoba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaoba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﺏ | ywb | - |
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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 Yaoba
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