Yalmi Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Yalmi Surname User-submission:

Yalmi is a Goemai surname, meaning 'divided family'.

Yalmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yalmi (255) may also be a first name.

Yalmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yalmi is a Goemai surname, meaning 'divided family'.

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Yalmi Last Name Facts

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

Yalmi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalmi? popularity and diffusion

Yalmi is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Yalmi reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yalmi is also the 557,860th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 255 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 95 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Yalmi exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalmai9126/
Yalmiz918/
Yalemi912/
Yalmei911/
Yalmieh831/
Jalmi802,171/
Yalma80314/
Yalme8037/
Ealmi803/
Yolmi803/
Ialmi801/
Yallemmi771/
Yalmeh733,813/
Yaleme7340/
Yalmma739/
Jalmis733/
Yalmed732/
Jalmai731/
Yolmis731/
Jalmie731/
Yalmeu731/
Yalmer731/
Jhalmi731/
Jalmei731/
Yallmma671/
Yalmeah671/
Yalemeh671/

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