Yakma Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Yakma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakmma | 91 | 560 | / |
| Yakmaz | 91 | 308 | / |
| Yakema | 91 | 219 | / |
| Yakmach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokma | 80 | 314 | / |
| Jakma | 80 | 74 | / |
| Yakmo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yaqma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yakme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahkemay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakhmi | 73 | 183 | / |
| Yokmaç | 73 | 165 | / |
| Jaakma | 73 | 32 | / |
| Jakmas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yakeme | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jakmai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yakmou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jakkma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jackma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakemi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iakmah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokmat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakemo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakmaš | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakmmo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakmoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jackmay | 67 | 203 | / |
| Jakmauh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yiakmis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yakemei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokmaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohakme | 67 | 1 | / |
Yakma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakma in the Hindi language | ||
| याकमा | yakama | 50 |
| यकमा | yakama | 50 |
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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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