Yoabu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Yoabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Yoabu (347) may also be a first name.
Yoabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yoabu is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yoabu.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoabu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yoabu is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Yoabu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yoabu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Yoabu is also the 468,121st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 347 people.
Yoabu is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.
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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 Yoabu
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