Yemba Surname
Approximately 5,663 people bear this surname
Yemba Surname Definition:
Yemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beauty.
Yemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,768 | 1:15,495 | 1,929 |
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Cameroon | 198 | 1:104,894 | 12,325 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Mauritania | 29 | 1:141,202 | 7,956 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Yemba (1,660) may also be a first name.
Yemba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Yemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beauty.
Yemba Demographics
Average Yemba Salary in
United States
$27,696 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﺒﻪ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yemba.
How Common Is The Last Name Yemba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 85,222nd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,286,870 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yemba live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 189,020th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,660 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,768 people, or 1 in 15,495. Without taking into account The DR Congo Yemba exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Gabon, where 4 percent reside.
Yemba Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Yemba earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.73% less than the national average, earning $32,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻤﺒﻪ | ymbh | 50 |
| ﻳﻤﺐ | ymb | 35.71 |
| ﻳﻤﺒﻰ | ymby | 7.14 |
| ﻳﻨﺐ | ynb | 7.14 |
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Footnotes
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