Yibam Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Yibam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Yibam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yibam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yibam is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yibam? popularity and diffusion
Yibam is the 3,323,005th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Yibam is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yibam are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Chad, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibam | 89 | 204 | / |
| Ibham | 80 | 392 | / |
| Gibam | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ibaim | 80 | 20 | / |
| Aibam | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yiban | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ibeam | 80 | 10 | / |
| Itbam | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ibame | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ibaam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ibamd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yobam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jibam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hibam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aybam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isbam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ybame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibahm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiband | 73 | 76 | / |
| Yibain | 73 | 52 | / |
| Yiswam | 73 | 27 | / |
| Haibam | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ibaham | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ibasim | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yibang | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ibhaim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hibaum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gibham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jibham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibhame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aibham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yibane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibhaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibeahm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iban | 67 | 2,953 | / |
| Ibom | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Ebam | 67 | 1,318 | / |
| Ywam | 67 | 402 | / |
| Hiebaum | 67 | 338 | / |
| Ivam | 67 | 188 | / |
| Aheibam | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yban | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iwam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aibaume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ibañ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijbatim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ybom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ybañ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heibham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jbam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ibahaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibaymeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yibaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haibame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eisbamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibhatim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibhasem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heybaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yibahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibaitim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heibaum | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Yibam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis