Yeob Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yeob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Yeob (57) may also be a first name.

Yeob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeob occurs most in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeob? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Yeob is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Yeob live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name Yeob is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kedah, where 38 percent are found, Perak, where 33 percent are found and Selangor, where 10 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayeob894/
Eob8610/
Ayeoob802/
Eyob7572,779/
Ayob7514,365/
Yeow758,335/
Yeop75268/
Geob75149/
Uyob7564/
Ejob7545/
Aeob7539/
Oyob757/
Yeub757/
Yeab755/
Eeob754/
Jeob753/
Ieob751/
Eoob751/
Oeob751/
Eoyb751/
Ieeob671,070/
Iyoob67465/
Ayyob67359/
Heyob67307/
Aiyob67156/
Hayob6799/
Heiob6744/
Ayoab6727/
Ayeop6716/
Iyoub6710/
Eiyob679/
Yeouw679/
Aayob678/
Joyob676/
Ayiob676/
Yejub675/
Ayaob674/
Yeova674/
Ajeob673/
Uyeop672/
Ayeab671/
Ayobh671/
Eyiob671/
Yejow671/
Jieob671/
Jayob671/
Eayob671/
Eyoab671/
Hyeop671/
Yehov671/
Yyoob671/
Yeope671/
Aeobh671/
Yeows670/

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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 Yeob
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis