Yembela Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yembela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yembela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Yembela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yembela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yembela is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yembela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Yembela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yembela reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Other than The DR Congo Yembela is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyembela931/
Embela92245/
Ayembeala881/
Yembele86433/
Eambela86233/
Yembola8622/
Embelya8619/
Yembila864/
Yembeli864/
Gembela863/
Embelga861/
Aembela861/
Ayembila80347/
Eyambela8055/
Iyemvela8034/
Yembilah805/
Yembelet804/
Hyembola804/
Embele773,293/
Embeli77199/
Embila77130/
Embelo7735/
Embely776/
Emwela771/
Jembola71417/
Gembele71150/
Yembolo7121/
Embeale7116/
Gembeli7114/
Gembila717/
Embeleh712/
Embiola712/
Yembilo712/
Yembélé712/
Yembile711/
Yembili711/
Yembalo711/
Iembola711/
Jembele711/
Yenbila711/
Ayimbila67419/
Ayambila67346/
Jembelis678/
Ehembola674/
Jeimbola673/
Jembolla672/
Yennbila671/
Yembilie671/
Hiembola671/
Iyombele671/
Ehimbala671/
Ayambelo671/
Ayumbila671/
Embailia671/
Gembeali671/
Ayanbela671/

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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
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  • 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 Yembela
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