Yelbi Surname

178,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yelbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,2711:8,081804
Ivory Coast1021:226,1899,304
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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 last name Yelbi is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelbi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,656th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,049,182 people. The last name Yelbi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yelbi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Mande Africa. Yelbi is also the 512,632nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 296 people.

Yelbi is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,271 people, or 1 in 8,081. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 83 percent reside, Centre Region, where 14 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yelbie911/
Yielbi911/
Elbi89952/
Elbio80758/
Jelbi80240/
Elbih80162/
Yelvi8024/
Gelbi8018/
Yelbe8015/
Yelba8011/
Elbai808/
Elbei806/
Elhbi805/
Yelby804/
Aelbi803/
Eylbi801/
Elbhi801/
Ejlbi801/
Oelbi801/
Elboi801/
Elbeih731,145/
Yelbey73448/
Elbaih73336/
Yelbay73108/
Yelboy7356/
Yelwei7332/
Yelwai735/
Elbhoi734/
Yelber732/
Jelbis731/
Gelboi731/
Jelbie731/
Elby672,298/
Yelboğa672,121/
Elbe671,668/
Elvi671,192/
Elui67527/
Yelbuğa6731/
Auelbai6728/
Oyalbis6723/
Yelbaya6712/
Elbahei679/
Elbahiy674/
Elbahai674/
Ayilbai673/
Yelouhi672/
Yelvich671/
Elbahii671/
Elbj671/

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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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