Yemben Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yemben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yemben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yemben (4) may also be a first name.

Yemben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yemben occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yemben? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Yemben reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 4 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Yemben is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent live and Centre Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyemben924/
Yembeng922/
Emben91169/
Eyembeng867/
Ihyemben864/
Yetemben862/
Uyembeng861/
Jemben8376/
Gemben8313/
Yembem831/
E'Mben831/
Yembin831/
Yembne831/
Yenben831/
Aemben831/
Uyamben7737/
Yembina7722/
Ayembem7711/
Ayamben7711/
Jembeng779/
Ihemben774/
Hiemben771/
Hyenben771/
Yembuin771/
Yiembem771/
Embin7399/
Emuen7340/
Enben735/
Emwen733/
Ayembina7155/
Uyiemwen7122/
Ihyenben714/
Auembeng711/
Awembeng711/
Oumben67111/
Jemuen6723/
Embina6723/
Genben674/
Haysimben674/
Jembin674/
Yenwen672/
Aymbem671/
Embion671/
Gehmbn671/
Gembin671/

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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 Yemben
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