Yaam Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Yaam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 148 | 1:893,576 | 66,999 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Yaam (118) may also be a first name.
Yaam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaam (Hindi: याम, Russian: Яам) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 559,940th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Yaam are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 118 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaham | 89 | 21 | / |
| Yaatm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yam | 86 | 61,998 | / |
| Yaasim | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yaatim | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yaathm | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yahaym | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaasem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ya'atm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamd | 75 | 5,461 | / |
| Jaam | 75 | 3,806 | / |
| Yame | 75 | 3,738 | / |
| Yoam | 75 | 3,528 | / |
| Hyam | 75 | 1,731 | / |
| Yiam | 75 | 632 | / |
| Yaan | 75 | 281 | / |
| Yham | 75 | 241 | / |
| Yamn | 75 | 174 | / |
| Yahm | 75 | 129 | / |
| Yamm | 75 | 91 | / |
| Yasm | 75 | 48 | / |
| Yamg | 75 | 44 | / |
| Yamh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Yamt | 75 | 17 | / |
| Jyam | 75 | 15 | / |
| Yatm | 75 | 8 | / |
| Iaam | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yamq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yajm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eaam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahatim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaseem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ya'atim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yatim | 67 | 21,429 | / |
| Yağan | 67 | 6,174 | / |
| Jaham | 67 | 3,617 | / |
| Yasim | 67 | 3,302 | / |
| Ajjam | 67 | 779 | / |
| Yatem | 67 | 631 | / |
| Yaina | 67 | 495 | / |
| Yacim | 67 | 366 | / |
| Yamng | 67 | 295 | / |
| Yahan | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ayyam | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ajham | 67 | 175 | / |
| Yamme | 67 | 140 | / |
| Yatme | 67 | 111 | / |
| Yasem | 67 | 99 | / |
| Agiam | 67 | 91 | / |
| Aiyam | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ayiam | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hyham | 67 | 47 | / |
| Oyaem | 67 | 37 | / |
| Aayam | 67 | 33 | / |
| Oiyam | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yayna | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaane | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jaame | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yamne | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aijam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yaang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eyyam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hjaam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ajiam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yasme | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yamkh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ajyam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yathm | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yahum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jhaam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yacem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojyam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoamm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayaem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyiam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iaham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yayme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyeam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajeam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hyamd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yamdd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aaiam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aayom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiamh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaeem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yammh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyaem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiame | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'yam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyaem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamcq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiaem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'am | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaam in the Hindi language | ||
| याम | yama | - |
| Yaam in the Russian language | ||
| Яам | aam | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yaam
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