Yakma Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yakma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
India61:127,844,230863,365
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Yakma (56) may also be a first name.

Yakma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakma (Hindi: याकमा) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yakma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Yakma is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Yakma live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Chadic Africa. Yakma is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 56 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakmma91560/
Yakmaz91308/
Yakema91219/
Yakmach831/
Yokma80314/
Jakma8074/
Yakmo805/
Yaqma802/
Yakme802/
Yahkemay771/
Yakhmi73183/
Yokmaç73165/
Jaakma7332/
Jakmas739/
Yakeme738/
Jakmai735/
Yakmou733/
Jakkma732/
Jackma732/
Yakemi732/
Iakmah731/
Yokmat731/
Yakemo731/
Jakmaš731/
Yakmmo731/
Yakmoh731/
Jackmay67203/
Jakmauh6722/
Yiakmis679/
Yakemei671/
Yokmaya671/
Yohakme671/

Yakma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakma in the Hindi language
याकमाyakama50
यकमाyakama50

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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 Yakma
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