Yeaby Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yeaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia161:275,53316,331
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Yeaby Last Name Facts

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

Yeaby is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yeaby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeaby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Yeaby occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Yeaby reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 94 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Liberia it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeabay9126/
Yeabyo912/
Yeabey911/
Yeabe8020/
Jeaby809/
Yeaba802/
Yeabi801/
Geaby801/
Yeoby800/
Yeaway7373/
Yeabea7343/
Yeabeh7334/
Yeabee7311/
Ayeaba736/
Yeabed733/
Yyebay733/
Yeabio732/
Yejabi731/
Yeyabi731/
Yeyaba731/
Yeahba731/
Hyeaba731/
Yeabie731/
Yeaber731/
Geabey730/
Ejby67152/
Jayabay6722/
Yeabeah6721/
Yehabes6716/
Eajiboy673/
Jayabyi673/
Ouehaby671/
Yaybhay671/
Jayabey671/

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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 Yeaby
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