Yakama Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

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

Yakama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2791:2,749,33884,998
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Benin501:206,71219,428
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yakama (179) may also be a first name.

Yakama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakama (Marathi: याकाम, Oriya: ୟାକାମା) is most common in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakama? popularity and diffusion

Yakama is the 654,010th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name Yakama is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Yakama are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 681,368th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 179 people.

The surname Yakama is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 2,749,338. In India Yakama is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 54 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 39 percent live and Telangana, where 4 percent live. Not including India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakamma92750/
Yakhama92192/
Yaakama9216/
Yakamaa924/
Yakamad922/
Yakkama922/
Yakamay921/
Yakamah921/
Yaakamma8629/
Yakkamma867/
Yakamaya861/
Yakhamma861/
Yakammaa861/
Yaaikama861/
Yakoma83365/
Yakami83335/
Yakema83219/
Yacama83203/
Yakame83121/
Yakamo83121/
Jakama8381/
Yakamy831/
Yakouma77879/
Yakhami7724/
Yakeuma777/
Jaakama776/
Yakamou774/
Hiakama773/
Yakaime772/
Yaskoma771/
Ayokama771/
Yakamos771/
Yacahma771/
Yaqamat771/
Yakamoi771/
Yakamit771/
Yakamey771/
Jakamah771/
Jakkama771/
Jakatma771/
Jakamma771/
Yakeema770/
Jakkamma7148/
Yakhammi719/
Yaaicama717/
Jaikamma716/
Yakomaya714/
Yiakaimo713/
Yakoumas713/
Yacamaha713/
Yahkemay711/
Jakamait711/
Yakamooz711/
Yacami6754,510/
Jacama67111/
Yacame6784/
Yokoma6752/
Yakomi6745/
Yakome6721/
Yakomo6718/
Jakema6715/
Jakoma6715/
Jaikhamma6714/
Jakamo6711/
Yacamo6710/
Jakami6710/
Yacoma678/
Yokame676/
Jakame673/
Jokama671/
Yokema671/
Yakemo671/
Jakkamath671/
Yokamo671/

Yakama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakama in the Oriya language
ୟାକାମାyakama-
Yakama in the Marathi language
याकामyakama50
यकामाyakama50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakama
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