Yemb Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Yemb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yemb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yemb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yemb occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yemb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemb? popularity and diffusion
Yemb is the 1,907,068th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Yemb reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Yemb is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 57 percent reside, Madang, where 32 percent reside and West New Britain, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyemb | 89 | 117 | / |
| Uyemb | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ayemb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yhemb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emb | 86 | 92 | / |
| Yihemb | 80 | 513 | / |
| Hiyemb | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aiyemb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiyemb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gemb | 75 | 111 | / |
| Eimb | 75 | 24 | / |
| Eamb | 75 | 6 | / |
| Yemp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jemb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emhb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ihemb | 67 | 427 | / |
| Oyamb | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yempe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ejamb | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ejemb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uyamb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awemb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyamb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajemb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayomb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yenbs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayneb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehemb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heimb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhemb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayumb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jembs | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Yemb
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis