Yob Surname

201,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7091:21,8441,347
United States4721:767,92159,720
Malaysia3041:97,0206,681
Cameroon1141:182,18519,170
Yemen1081:244,6799,175
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Chile511:345,4219,676
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India121:63,922,115578,870
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Yob (908) may also be a first name.

Yob Last Name Facts

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

Yob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺐ, Hindi: योब, Marathi: योब) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yob? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 201,834th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,529,078 people. Yob occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Yob live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Yob is also the 269,226th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 908 people.

The last name Yob is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 21,844. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 29 percent reside, Kampong Cham Province, where 12 percent reside and Pursat Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Cambodia it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.

Yob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yob has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Yob last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yob surname are 2.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Yob earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $47,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyob8672,779/
Ayob8614,365/
Yoab86263/
Yoyb8698/
Uyob8664/
Yoob8659/
Yobp8643/
Yobs869/
Oyob867/
Yobh864/
Jyob862/
Yiob861/
Yobt861/
Yojb861/
Yosb861/
Hyob860/
Yb80503/
Ayyob75359/
Heyob75307/
Aiyob75156/
Hayob7599/
Eiyob759/
Aayob758/
Ayiob756/
Youob751/
Eyiob751/
Ayobh751/
Yooub751/
Job6771,216/
Yow678,411/
Yab673,354/
Iob671,831/
Yib671,765/
Yop671,107/
Hyb67652/
Oib67521/
Eyb67238/
Yov67125/
Aayoob67108/
Ayb6779/
Yof6714/
Eob6710/
Jyb679/
Ysb679/
Uyb679/
Ybh678/
Ojb676/
Aayoub676/
Yhb676/
Ybs675/
Ybd675/
Yobowa674/
Ybt674/
Ybp673/
Ybz673/
Oyb672/
Ytb672/
Haiyob671/

Yob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺐyb-
Yob in the Hindi language
योबyoba-
Yob in the Marathi language
योबyoba-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yob
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