Yiibe Surname

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

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yiibe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiibe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yiibe Last Name Facts

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

Yiibe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiibe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yiibe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 57 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 39 percent live and Bayelsa, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiibei911/
Iibe892/
Yibeh809/
Ihibe804/
Ijibe803/
Iiebe803/
Yiebe801/
Yiibi801/
Yoibe801/
Ihaibe7330/
Iheibe737/
Ioibee734/
Ihiobe734/
Jiibee731/
Hiibes731/
Ayiebe731/
Iijber731/
Ijibeh731/
Hiiber731/
Yebe672,614/
Iiba67100/
Iibi6758/
Ayiebee6717/
Iebe676/
Iibj671/
Iiwe671/
Iybe671/
Yjbe671/
Ihuibeh671/
Hiibech670/

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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 Yiibe
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