Yemba Surname

85,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Yemba Surname Definition:

Yemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beauty.

Yemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7681:15,4951,929
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Cameroon1981:104,89412,325
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Niger561:342,7159,958
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
India281:27,395,192354,286
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Congo131:383,7779,863
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyemba911,365/
Ayemba91491/
Oyemba91175/
Yhemba91103/
Eyemba9116/
Yembai9111/
Yembha917/
Hyemba917/
Yembay914/
Yemboa912/
Yembah912/
Yiemba911/
Uyemba911/
Yembaa911/
Emba895,337/
Ayiemba83905/
Yihemba83586/
Hiyemba83124/
Hayemba8393/
Yembeau836/
Ayemboa834/
Gayemba834/
Ihyemba832/
Oyiemba832/
Yesemba832/
Oyeemba831/
Yembass831/
Eyiemba831/
Iyembai831/
Goyemba831/
Giyemba831/
Ayembah831/
Yembe803,750/
Yembi802,676/
Jemba802,226/
Gemba801,181/
Embay80690/
Yembo80616/
Embau80124/
Aemba80114/
Eamba8082/
Embea8051/
Eumba8050/
Eimba8042/
Embai8041/
Yemwa8011/
Eemba807/
Emmba807/
Iemba806/
Yenba803/
Embga803/
Oemba802/
Iymba801/
Embaa801/
Embha801/
Yemva801/
Yemby801/
Wanyemba77290/
Gayembai771/
Ihemba7318,278/
Ayamba735,712/
Jjemba733,169/
Iyamba732,527/
Eyamba732,149/
Ayumba73906/
Ayimba73721/
Yembit73659/
Oyomba73620/
Ouemba73482/
Oyembo73411/
Ehemba73374/
Ejemba73361/
Ayomba73336/
Ajemba73323/
Ojemba73199/
Iyembo73193/
Geamba73193/
Ijemba73177/
Hyembe73166/
Hyembi73134/
Ayembo73126/
Eyimba73123/
Iyomba73119/
Eyomba73112/
Ejimba73110/
Jembai7396/
Oyimba7392/
Hiemba7390/
Eyumba7389/
Jembat7379/
Oyamba7376/
Yembet7372/
Yoamba7362/
Yembou7361/
Yiembe7359/
Yemboh7338/
Jembau7323/
Ehimba7321/
Embaya7321/
Gaemba7321/
Yember7316/
Geimba7314/
Yembeu7310/
Ehamba739/
Gembai739/
Gembau737/
Giemba736/
Yoimba736/
Embaha735/
Uyamba735/
Gembay734/
Heumba734/
Yembei734/
Haemba734/
Embaay733/
Yembeh733/
Oyenba732/
Ejamba732/
Yiembo732/
Yembie732/
Uyimba732/
Embaia732/
Jiemba732/
Eimbga731/
Eyenba731/
Aembga731/
Eiimba731/
Giymba731/
Huemba731/
Iehmba731/
Jeamba731/
Jembea731/
Uyomba731/
Yembis731/
Yembot731/
Yenbga731/
Yenmbo731/
Yennba731/
Yetmbo731/
Goymba731/
Embgai731/
Ejomba731/
Uuymba731/
Heamba731/
Embahh731/
Embeau730/
Yessimbay711/
Embi672,226/
Embo671,114/
Embe671,100/
Yetimbi67993/
Enba67361/
Emby67245/
Gayumba67179/
Emua67169/
Gayamba67111/
Hihemba67109/
Yetembe6775/
Ayoumba6749/
Yetembi6748/
Emva6744/
Ayambai6741/
Gayomba6739/
Aiyembo6736/
Hayumba6727/
Ehambay6721/
Yembehe6721/
Ayembou6712/
Ayiembo6710/
Gehamba679/
Yetimbo677/
Oyiembo676/
Yenempa675/
Ajembah675/
Ayombai675/
Ehoumba675/
Yohenba674/
Aheamba674/
Yihembe674/
Geyamba674/
Goyamba674/
Gaembai674/
Heembai673/
Ojembah672/
Oyinmba672/
Ayemboh672/
Giyamba672/
Eambach671/
Ayambha671/
Goyomba671/
Yenbach671/
Uyenbat671/
Ayiomba671/
Ayombaa671/
Yohimba671/
Hhyembe671/
Eyinmba671/
Aouemba671/
Jihemba671/
Ejembah671/
Ihenmba671/
Huyamba671/
Ihembaz671/
Jeambas671/
Hawemba671/
Jjjemba671/
Ouyamba671/
Yembith671/
Yemboit671/
Yembouh671/
Yetmuha671/
Yiembop671/
Yijimba671/
Yesimbi671/
Gayembo671/
Gayimba671/
Geambau671/
Gihemba671/
Embâ671/
Eyamboa671/
Ayambah671/
Ayienba671/
Eyoumba671/
Oyimbah671/
Embj671/
Ayamboa671/
Haembai671/

Yemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻤﺒﻪymbh50
ﻳﻤﺐymb35.71
ﻳﻤﺒﻰymby7.14
ﻳﻨﺐynb7.14

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