Yarbah Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yarbah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarbah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4871:9,0521,025
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Yarbah (24) may also be a first name.

Yarbah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarbah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarbah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yarbah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread given name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 9,052. In Liberia Yarbah is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 62 percent live, Montserrado County, where 25 percent live and Rivercess County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 3 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarbauh926/
Yarbash925/
Yarbath921/
Yarba912,404/
Yarbaş83626/
Jarbah83446/
Yarbay83262/
Yarbat83118/
Yarbaz8393/
Yarbad8342/
Yarbai8330/
Yareba8323/
Yarbağ8322/
Yarbas838/
Yarbau836/
Yarboh831/
Yasrbachh806/
Yarrbahgi803/
Yarbouh77138/
Jarbach7712/
Jarbash777/
Yarbhai771/
Yarbacz771/
Yarnpah771/
Jarbauh771/
Yarbuoh771/
Yarbo731,571/
Yorba73679/
Yarva73600/
Jarba73126/
Iarba7313/
Yarbouth716/
Yaarbatt714/
Yarbouht713/
Yarebhai711/
Yarbaggi711/
Yarbouch711/
Yarboi67786/
Jarboa67411/
Giarba6792/
Jarboh6750/
Yarbou6742/
Jarbas6737/
Gearba6736/
Yaarva6730/
Jarbat6718/
Jarbay6717/
Yarbod679/
Yarbos676/
Jarbad675/
Jarbau674/
Yorbaa674/
Jarbaa674/
Yarbei673/
Ayorba672/
Jarbha671/
Iarbaz671/
Jarbahaya671/
Jarbai671/
Yarvaa671/
Yorboh671/
Yorbai671/
Jarbaz671/
Yarbot671/
Yarbey670/
Yorbay670/
Yarboy670/

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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 Yarbah
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