Yobe Surname
Approximately 4,716 people bear this surname
Yobe Surname Definition:
Yobe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: yours (A tribute).
Yobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,588 | 1:6,615 | 948 |
| Zimbabwe | 675 | 1:22,871 | 3,455 |
| Zambia | 365 | 1:43,424 | 4,233 |
| Nigeria | 364 | 1:486,656 | 24,409 |
| Indonesia | 204 | 1:648,280 | 50,804 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
The alternate forms: Yobé (1) are calculated separately.
Yobe (5,157) may also be a first name.
Yobe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Yobe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: yours (A tribute).
Yobe Demographics
Average Yobe Salary in
United States
$42,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yobe (Arabic: يوبي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺐ) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Yobé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yobe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yobe is the 100,202nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,545,281 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yobe reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 94,373rd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 5,157 people.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 2,588 people, or 1 in 6,615. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.
Yobe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yobe last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Yobe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yobé | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eyobe | 89 | 6,297 | / |
| Yobee | 89 | 1,492 | / |
| Oyobe | 89 | 137 | / |
| Ayobe | 89 | 33 | / |
| Yobea | 89 | 31 | / |
| Yobhe | 89 | 22 | / |
| Yobes | 89 | 17 | / |
| Yober | 89 | 14 | / |
| Yoobe | 89 | 14 | / |
| Yobei | 89 | 9 | / |
| Yobeh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Yobey | 89 | 6 | / |
| Yobie | 89 | 6 | / |
| Jyobe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yobed | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hyobe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yoabe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uyobe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yobje | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ybe | 86 | 113 | / |
| Yobesh | 80 | 45 | / |
| Yobech | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ayobee | 80 | 16 | / |
| Aiyobe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jyobee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ayobie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ayobei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Heyobe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoabea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyiobe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiyobe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eyobie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jobe | 75 | 54,638 | / |
| Yabe | 75 | 35,712 | / |
| Yoba | 75 | 8,601 | / |
| Yobi | 75 | 2,596 | / |
| Oibe | 75 | 586 | / |
| Yowe | 75 | 428 | / |
| Yibe | 75 | 345 | / |
| Youe | 75 | 311 | / |
| Eybe | 75 | 208 | / |
| Aybe | 75 | 127 | / |
| Yove | 75 | 78 | / |
| Yoby | 75 | 56 | / |
| Iobe | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ybes | 75 | 36 | / |
| Yber | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hybe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ybee | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ybet | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ojbe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ybea | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oybe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jybe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ytbe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yobj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ybey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uybe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ybep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ybez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ybje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eobe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayyobie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yabes | 67 | 3,882 | / |
| Aybey | 67 | 3,617 | / |
| Jobes | 67 | 2,632 | / |
| Ajobe | 67 | 2,445 | / |
| Haybe | 67 | 1,493 | / |
| Yowei | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Yaber | 67 | 1,180 | / |
| Heybe | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Oyowe | 67 | 879 | / |
| Ayobi | 67 | 787 | / |
| Yabeh | 67 | 739 | / |
| Ayber | 67 | 700 | / |
| Ojobe | 67 | 603 | / |
| Ayoba | 67 | 507 | / |
| Joube | 67 | 506 | / |
| Ejobe | 67 | 387 | / |
| Ayowe | 67 | 307 | / |
| Jobez | 67 | 260 | / |
| Yiber | 67 | 252 | / |
| Jobet | 67 | 250 | / |
| Jobey | 67 | 247 | / |
| Yaabe | 67 | 234 | / |
| Yaoue | 67 | 216 | / |
| Jober | 67 | 194 | / |
| Eyobi | 67 | 182 | / |
| Yoboa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Yabie | 67 | 108 | / |
| Aybet | 67 | 96 | / |
| Oyobi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Yabee | 67 | 73 | / |
| Eyber | 67 | 64 | / |
| Yoboi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Eyowe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yabea | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hybeš | 67 | 54 | / |
| Oyoba | 67 | 53 | / |
| Youhe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ijobe | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hyber | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yovei | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yabed | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yabez | 67 | 38 | / |
| Eybey | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yover | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hyoba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yoweh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yoove | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jobeh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jobed | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ihobe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aybes | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yabeu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yowey | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yabei | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yosue | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yobai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iobee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yabet | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yihbe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ybeas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hyobi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yobio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Youeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hybeľ | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yobui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yibei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jobie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Youie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jobee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Josbe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goibe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hybei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yisbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Youes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaybe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yowee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hyabe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oihbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yompe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayoby | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yoboy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yobis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hybes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oibee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoves | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jobhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Youed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eybeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oibes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yosby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yibie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uybes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eobed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yobha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Youer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ysbes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yáber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yabey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoibe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Héybe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aybie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ysber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eybie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eober | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yobhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoybe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojbie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hybeĺ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iobea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jotbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jobea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoybi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoved | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yovet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yobit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yobaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yabhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hybee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yibge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yobay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ybeep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahybe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aybed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jybet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hybet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iobes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yovey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oybey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Youet | 67 | 0 | / |
Yobe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yobe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺐ | yb | 71.43 |
| ﻳﺒﻪ | ybh | 28.57 |
| Yobe in the Arabic language | ||
| يوبي | ywby | - |
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