Yembit Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gabon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Yembit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yembit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gabon6571:2,875504
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yembit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yembit is found in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yembit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 499,597th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yembit reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Yembit is most frequent in Gabon, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 2,875. Without taking into account Gabon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyembit925/
Yembite921/
Yemboit921/
Yembith921/
Yembi912,676/
Embit9178/
Hyembi83134/
Yembet8372/
Jembit8319/
Yembai8311/
Yembei834/
Yembie832/
Embeit831/
Yembis831/
Eembit830/
Embi802,226/
Yetimbi77993/
Yembete77405/
Yetembi7748/
Yesimbi771/
Ehambit771/
Embet7321,289/
Yemba735,663/
Yembe733,750/
Embid731,223/
Emboi73158/
Embih73145/
Jembi7392/
Gembi7377/
Embio7360/
Embai7341/
Embui7314/
Ejmbi738/
Embei735/
Yemby731/
Wanyembi71142/
Oyembete711/
Hyembe67166/
Iyombi67130/
Yhemba67103/
Jembai6796/
Hiembi6769/
Yiembe6759/
Jembei6734/
Jembet6730/
Aymbet6723/
Yember6716/
Embaid6715/
Gembiy6710/
Yembeu6710/
Gembai679/
Jembie677/
Yembha677/
Hyemba677/
Yembay674/
Eejmbi674/
Gembet673/
Yembeh673/
Yemboa672/
Embett672/
Ijembi672/
Jembis672/
Gembei672/
Embaia672/
Jeembi671/
Ihembi671/
Yiemba671/
Jeimbi671/
Jiembi671/
Yembaa671/
Giembi671/
Embgai671/
Embget671/

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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 Yembit
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