Yakem Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Yakem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yakem (107) may also be a first name.
Yakem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakem occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Yakem live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 910,230th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 107 people.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 97,068. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 96 percent live, Morobe, where 1 percent live and National Capital District, where 1 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakem | 91 | 219 | / |
| Yakeem | 91 | 51 | / |
| Yakeme | 91 | 8 | / |
| Yakaem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yakeim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakeime | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yakehim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yiakeim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakeyme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yoakeim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yoakeem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakim | 80 | 2,074 | / |
| Yakym | 80 | 1,235 | / |
| Yokem | 80 | 177 | / |
| Yacem | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jakem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yakme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aayakeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyiakeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoakim | 73 | 99 | / |
| Yaqeem | 73 | 87 | / |
| Jakeem | 73 | 45 | / |
| Yokeum | 73 | 44 | / |
| Jaikem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Yachem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Yaqeme | 73 | 21 | / |
| Yakhim | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yakime | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ioakem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yakaim | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yakhym | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jackem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yakoim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jakhem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jakkem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yodkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyokem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yockem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoakym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yackim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyokem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ioakeim | 67 | 784 | / |
| Yaqueme | 67 | 57 | / |
| Jaikhem | 67 | 57 | / |
| Giakeim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yakaime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jackiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoakuym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokhoem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasquem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakkiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaqm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahakim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaikeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iakm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokehem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yakem
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