Yalmi Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Yalmi Surname User-submission:
Yalmi is a Goemai surname, meaning 'divided family'.
Yalmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yalmi (255) may also be a first name.
Yalmi Surname Meaning
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yalmai | 91 | 26 | / |
| Yalmiz | 91 | 8 | / |
| Yalemi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yalmei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yalmieh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jalmi | 80 | 2,171 | / |
| Yalma | 80 | 314 | / |
| Yalme | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ealmi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yolmi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ialmi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yallemmi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yalmeh | 73 | 3,813 | / |
| Yaleme | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yalmma | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jalmis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yalmed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jalmai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yolmis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jalmie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yalmeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yalmer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhalmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jalmei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yallmma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yalmeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yalemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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