Yihemba Surname
Approximately 586 people bear this surname
Yihemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 581 | 1:127,159 | 13,690 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yihemba (38) may also be a first name.
Yihemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yihemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yihemba occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yihemba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 546,286th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. Yihemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yihemba reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yihemba is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 38 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Without taking into account The DR Congo Yihemba exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihemba | 92 | 18,278 | / |
| Yhemba | 92 | 103 | / |
| Yiemba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ayiemba | 86 | 905 | / |
| Hihemba | 86 | 109 | / |
| Yihembe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oyiemba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gihemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ihembaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ihenmba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eyiemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jihemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yemba | 83 | 5,663 | / |
| Iemba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ioheemba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ioehemba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ihesimba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ihembe | 77 | 383 | / |
| Ehemba | 77 | 374 | / |
| Ijemba | 77 | 177 | / |
| Hiemba | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ihimba | 77 | 72 | / |
| Yiembe | 77 | 59 | / |
| Yembai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hyemba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yembha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yoimba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Giemba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ihembo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yembay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yiembo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yemboa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yembah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jiemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ihembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iehmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yembaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emba | 73 | 5,337 | / |
| Ayiembo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Yembeau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oyiembo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ihember | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yohenba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yesemba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hihimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gihembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yiembop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayienba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ihiembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iohembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iheymbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yohimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ihembeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yembass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yembe | 67 | 3,750 | / |
| Yembi | 67 | 2,676 | / |
| Jemba | 67 | 2,226 | / |
| Gemba | 67 | 1,181 | / |
| Iembo | 67 | 740 | / |
| Embay | 67 | 690 | / |
| Yembo | 67 | 616 | / |
| Wanyemba | 67 | 290 | / |
| Embau | 67 | 124 | / |
| Embea | 67 | 51 | / |
| Embai | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yemwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Emmba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iembe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Embga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yenba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ienba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Embaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jechemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiembach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iymba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiembach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyhenba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajjemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiembop | 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
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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 Yihemba
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