Yeb Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yeb Surname User-submission:

The Yeb surname in Dominican Republic comes from the Lebanese surname Jawad, which was translated into Spanish as Yeb.

Yeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Yeb (117) may also be a first name.

Yeb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yeb surname in Dominican Republic comes from the Lebanese surname Jawad, which was translated into Spanish as Yeb.

- joseyeb

Yeb Last Name Facts

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

Yeb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺐ, Tibetan: ཡབ་) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 503,825th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Yeb reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 117 people.

It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Yeb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeb surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Yeb earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.79% less than the national average, earning $34,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayeb863,009/
Yoeb862,382/
Oyeb8635/
Eyeb866/
Iyeb863/
Yieb863/
Yebh861/
Yebz861/
Yeyb861/
Yheb861/
Uyeb861/
Eb802,894/
Hayeb75273/
Hoyeb7526/
Aayeb7520/
Ayeeb756/
Gayeb756/
Ajyeb752/
Ayieb751/
Yaieb751/
D'Yeb751/
Ayebz751/
Ayjeb751/
Yaeeb751/
Hyoeb751/
Hyjeb751/
Aiyeb751/
Yoyeb751/
Heyeb751/
Yojeb751/
Yew6719,851/
Yep673,053/
Geb672,223/
Jeb671,305/
Yyb67879/
Eib67859/
Aeb67533/
Yev67512/
Eyb67238/
Eub67217/
Yef6793/
Ayb6779/
Oeb6763/
Ueb6730/
Gayyeb6716/
Eab6714/
Uyb679/
Ebh678/
Yjb676/
Ejb675/
Ieb675/
Eeb675/
Ebp674/
Iyb673/
Oyb672/
Yebowa671/
Gaayeb671/
Yaheeb671/

Yeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺐyb-
Yeb in the Tibetan language
ཡབ་yab-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeb
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