Yobah Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yobah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yobah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yobah (21) may also be a first name.

Yobah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yobah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺑﺎﻩ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yobah.

How Common Is The Last Name Yobah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Yobah reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Yobah is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 21 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 141,202. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 72 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 14 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Yobah Last Name Statistics demography

Yobah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.65% more than the national average, earning $76,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yobath916/
Yobash912/
Yoba898,601/
Yobahad830/
Yabah80752/
Ayoba80507/
Yobaş80417/
Yoboa80122/
Jobah80103/
Yobaz8070/
Oyoba8053/
Yobas8038/
Yoboh8034/
Hyoba8033/
Yobea8031/
Yobai8022/
Eyoba804/
Uyoba804/
Yobat804/
Yoaba803/
Yobha802/
Yobho801/
Yobay801/
Yobaa801/
Eobah801/
Yobga801/
Yooba801/
Joubah732,967/
Yotbai73155/
Ojobah7344/
Oiyoba7336/
Aiyoba7333/
Ujobah7328/
Eyoboa7324/
Uyioba7323/
Oyioba7318/
Oyobho739/
Oyoboh738/
Yahbah737/
Yabbah735/
Ijobah734/
Jobash734/
Yabash732/
Yoba'e731/
Yoobau731/
Yobaat731/
Yabaah731/
Yobaid731/
Ayyoba731/
Yonpah731/
Ayobaa731/
Yoabaa731/
Yoabea731/
Hyooba731/
Yooboh731/
Yaba6712,739/
Yobo679,711/
Joba675,535/
Yova67639/
Yabasht678/
Yojboth676/
Ioba675/
Eoba675/
Aayouba673/
Ayobouh671/
Yobã671/
Yooiboh671/
Jyabaah671/
Josbash671/

Yobah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yobah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﺑﺎﻩywbah92.31
ﻳﺒﺎﻩybah7.69

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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 Yobah
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