Yelbe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yelbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yelbe (23) may also be a first name.

Yelbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yelbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻠﺒﻪ, Marathi: येलबे) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yelbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Yelbe reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name Yelbe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 71 percent live, Bauchi, where 14 percent live and Kaduna, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelbey91448/
Yelber912/
Yelbie911/
Elbe891,668/
Yelve804,963/
Yelbi802,390/
Elbey801,964/
Gelbe80101/
Yelwe8042/
Elbee8036/
Yelue8019/
Oelbe8017/
Yelba8011/
Jelbe8011/
Elbei806/
Yelby804/
Elbea801/
Elbeih731,145/
Elbeah73459/
Elbeeh73305/
Eilbes73147/
Eilber73142/
Yelbay73108/
Yelboy7356/
Yelbai7345/
Yelbiz7332/
Yelver7332/
Yelwei7332/
Oyalbe7314/
Jelbes7312/
Yehlue736/
Yelves736/
Hoelbe735/
Yoelue734/
Yellwe733/
Yelhve732/
Ayalbe731/
Ellbey731/
Jelbie731/
Elbehy731/
Eoulbe731/
Gelbee731/
Oelbey731/
Yelvee731/
Uyelve731/
Yielbi731/
Elue672,489/
Elby672,298/
Yelboğa672,121/
Elbi67952/
Elve67916/
Elbahey67709/
Yelbuğa6731/
Yelbaya6712/
Yelouhe679/
Elbahei679/
Oyalbes672/
D'Elbee672/
Jelbech671/
Elbj671/

Yelbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yelbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻠﺒﻪylbh-
Yelbe in the Marathi language
येलबेyelabe-

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Footnotes

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