Yam Forename
15,261st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 62,870 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia
Yam Forename User-submission:
The name Yem, Yam, or Yum has been used in earlier times to describe the Nile river. It was mentioned in both the Quran and the Bible.
Yam Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 61% | 44,373 | 1:27,379 | 3,840 |
| Cambodia | 73% | 6,376 | 1:2,552 | 505 |
| Malaysia | 50% | 3,508 | 1:8,680 | 1,004 |
| Israel | 53% | 1,473 | 1:5,705 | 917 |
| China | - | 1,345 | 1:1,015,655 | 34,099 |
| Indonesia | 60% | 975 | 1:264,578 | 23,818 |
| Singapore | 60% | 693 | 1:9,072 | 1,624 |
| Brazil | 67% | 504 | 1:425,072 | 14,736 |
| United States | 76% | 500 | 1:725,074 | 16,941 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Thailand | 66% | 241 | 1:290,730 | 16,642 |
| Bhutan | 87% | 221 | 1:3,733 | 322 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 192 | 1:37,250 | 3,457 |
| Mauritius | - | 190 | 1:6,830 | 999 |
| Nepal | 75% | 165 | 1:172,651 | 7,807 |
| Nigeria | 58% | 152 | 1:1,168,187 | 28,135 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74% | 133 | 1:61,296 | 5,899 |
| Canada | 100% | 123 | 1:269,377 | 9,064 |
| England | 55% | 119 | 1:467,251 | 10,167 |
| Egypt | 75% | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Burkina Faso | 65% | 100 | 1:183,795 | 8,437 |
| Philippines | 56% | 84 | 1:1,262,018 | 32,068 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Hong Kong | - | 65 | 1:119,273 | 2,914 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Peru | 94% | 52 | 1:611,374 | 10,064 |
| Australia | - | 46 | 1:296,905 | 6,027 |
| Brunei | 67% | 42 | 1:9,990 | 757 |
| Pakistan | 73% | 41 | 1:4,740,431 | 47,266 |
| Senegal | 79% | 41 | 1:355,643 | 5,457 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 40 | 1:594,242 | 30,447 |
| Iran | 64% | 30 | 1:2,616,562 | 14,138 |
| Benin | 67% | 25 | 1:423,034 | 15,002 |
| Venezuela | 61% | 25 | 1:1,208,076 | 24,638 |
| France | 50% | 24 | 1:2,769,598 | 14,180 |
| Iraq | 50% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Colombia | 100% | 22 | 1:2,171,769 | 17,581 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Mexico | 92% | 19 | 1:6,533,917 | 23,538 |
| Afghanistan | 92% | 16 | 1:2,038,970 | 18,017 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Panama | 89% | 14 | 1:279,040 | 9,506 |
| Russia | 75% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| Japan | - | 10 | 1:12,798,606 | 38,248 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 9 | 1:2,563,993 | 53,027 |
| Algeria | - | 8 | 1:4,772,090 | 9,478 |
| Belgium | 75% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Sweden | 57% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| South Africa | 100% | 7 | 1:7,790,378 | 138,656 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 5 | 1:1,203,667 | 14,616 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Syria | - | 5 | 1:3,861,215 | 5,356 |
| Argentina | 100% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| South Sudan | 50% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Germany | 77% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Wales | - | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Chile | 67% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Italy | 54% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Yam (61,998) may also be a surname.
Yam Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Yem, Yam, or Yum has been used in earlier times to describe the Nile river. It was mentioned in both the Quran and the Bible.
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Yam Demographics
Average Male Yam Height
172.66 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 56 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Yam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yam in the Russian language | ||
| Ям | am | - |
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