Yaim Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yaim (174) may also be a first name.

Yaim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaim (Hindi: यईम, Marathi: यईम, Russian: Ыаим) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Yaim is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Yaim reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 692,220th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 174 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 81,537. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 49 percent live, Morobe, where 21 percent live and Western, where 18 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaime89240/
Yayim89103/
Yahim8983/
Yeaim894/
Yaitm891/
Yaimm891/
Yaoim891/
Yaiem891/
Jyaim891/
Yahhim80305/
Yayime8021/
Yaisim8014/
Yooaim802/
Yaetim801/
Yaahim801/
Yaieim801/
Yaicim801/
Yaitem801/
Yaem75895/
Yain75517/
Yoim7585/
Eaim755/
Iaim752/
Yaimova7320/
Yajhaim737/
Yooeaim731/
Yayisim731/
Uiyauim731/
Hyaimth730/
Yayin671,530/
Jahim671,445/
Yeain67474/
Yaing67365/
Yaion67298/
Yahin67276/
Yaine6734/
Yaisn6723/
Yainh678/
Jyain677/
Yaemd677/
Yaeme677/
Eayim677/
Eahim675/
Iaoim674/
Yainn674/
Yauin673/
Yooim673/
Yaien673/
Yoyim672/
Yaemg672/
Hyain672/
Yaein672/
Yaemk671/
Ja'im671/
Yaemm671/
Jaaim671/
Yayom671/
Yohim671/
Yaeem671/
Yoain671/
Yoime671/
Heaim671/
Youim671/
Iahim671/

Yaim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaim in the Hindi language
यईमya'ima-
Yaim in the Marathi language
यईमya'ima-
Yaim in the Russian language
Ыаимyaim-

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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 Yaim
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