Yeyambe Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Yeyambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Yeyambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeyambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yeyambe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeyambe? popularity and diffusion
Yeyambe is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yeyambe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Yeyambe is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Yeyambe is mostly concentrated in: Mitooma District, where 52 percent reside, Bushenyi District, where 20 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayeyambe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yayambe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeyanbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iyembe | 77 | 843 | / |
| Yeamue | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jeambe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ihyembe | 71 | 317 | / |
| Jeambey | 71 | 53 | / |
| Yayombe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yeamwet | 71 | 4 | / |
| Geambei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yawembe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jayambe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Youembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hiyembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeamwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeiambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geiambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geyombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iseambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeambeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yayamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iheymbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ieambey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Isiyambe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Eyayomba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aweyambi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jauyambe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ihyembeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayoyambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esiyambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyanoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isayembe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yeyambe
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