Al Yami Surname

78,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al Yami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Yami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5,1281:6,017838
Yemen8111:32,5843,025
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Qatar341:69,3536,725
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Al Yami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Yami occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Yami? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,266th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,167,502 people. The surname Al Yami is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Yami are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 5,128 people, or 1 in 6,017. Other than Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 13 percent live and Kuwait, where 4 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
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  • 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 Al Yami
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