Yelbi Surname
Approximately 2,390 people bear this surname
Yelbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2,271 | 1:8,081 | 804 |
| Ivory Coast | 102 | 1:226,189 | 9,304 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yelbi (296) may also be a first name.
Yelbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yelbi is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelbi? popularity and diffusion
Yelbi is the 178,656th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,049,182 people. Yelbi is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yelbi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 296 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,271 people, or 1 in 8,081. In Burkina Faso Yelbi is most numerous in: Centre-Est Region, where 83 percent reside, Centre Region, where 14 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelbai | 91 | 45 | / |
| Yelbiz | 91 | 32 | / |
| Yelbie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yielbi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elbi | 89 | 952 | / |
| Elbio | 80 | 758 | / |
| Jelbi | 80 | 240 | / |
| Elbih | 80 | 162 | / |
| Yelvi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gelbi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Yelbe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yelba | 80 | 11 | / |
| Elbai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Elbei | 80 | 6 | / |
| Elhbi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yelby | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aelbi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eylbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ejlbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oelbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elboi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbeih | 73 | 1,145 | / |
| Yelbey | 73 | 448 | / |
| Elbaih | 73 | 336 | / |
| Yelbay | 73 | 108 | / |
| Yelboy | 73 | 56 | / |
| Yelwei | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yelwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elbhoi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yelber | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jelbis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelbie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elby | 67 | 2,298 | / |
| Yelboğa | 67 | 2,121 | / |
| Elbe | 67 | 1,668 | / |
| Elvi | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Elui | 67 | 527 | / |
| Yelbuğa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Auelbai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Oyalbis | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yelbaya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Elbahei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elbahiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elbahai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayilbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yelouhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelvich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elbahii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elbj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yelbi
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