Yama Surname
Approximately 30,832 people bear this surname
Yama Surname Definition:
Yama is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: uncle.
Yama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,609 | 1:116,064 | 7,555 |
| Thailand | 5,280 | 1:13,378 | 895 |
| Japan | 3,188 | 1:40,102 | 3,548 |
| Mexico | 2,425 | 1:51,186 | 2,626 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,967 | 1:4,145 | 229 |
| Colombia | 1,472 | 1:32,455 | 2,010 |
| DR Congo | 1,389 | 1:53,189 | 6,411 |
| Philippines | 1,294 | 1:78,237 | 13,536 |
| Nigeria | 1,196 | 1:148,113 | 9,407 |
| Cameroon | 986 | 1:21,064 | 2,866 |
| Indonesia | 669 | 1:197,682 | 18,783 |
| Burkina Faso | 494 | 1:37,150 | 1,918 |
| United Arab Emirates | 379 | 1:24,175 | 2,727 |
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| Afghanistan | 351 | 1:91,605 | 2,471 |
| United States | 331 | 1:1,095,042 | 79,381 |
| Turkey | 330 | 1:235,822 | 16,619 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Kenya | 294 | 1:157,074 | 12,406 |
| Niger | 162 | 1:118,469 | 4,647 |
| Liberia | 159 | 1:27,727 | 2,679 |
| Ivory Coast | 118 | 1:195,519 | 8,450 |
| Uganda | 114 | 1:342,450 | 22,679 |
| Belize | 113 | 1:3,146 | 634 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| Benin | 77 | 1:134,229 | 14,380 |
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| Ecuador | 61 | 1:260,752 | 8,586 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Ukraine | 57 | 1:798,644 | 80,335 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Taiwan | 34 | 1:689,551 | 4,984 |
| Peru | 34 | 1:934,827 | 18,471 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Yamá (12) & Yamà (2) are calculated separately.
Yama (111,563) may also be a first name.
Yama Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Yama is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: uncle.
Yama Demographics
Yama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yama (Arabic: ياما, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: यामा, Marathi: यमा, Oriya: ୟାମା, Russian: Яма, Tibetan: ཡ་མ་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Yamá or Yamà. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,913th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 236,363 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Yama are found; 23 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Yama is also the 9,215th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 111,563 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 6,609 people, or 1 in 116,064. In India Yama is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 40 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 21 percent live and Telangana, where 16 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 85 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent live and Japan, where 10 percent live.
Yama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya, Muslim (51%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Yama last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Yama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,567 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.74% less than the national average, earning R 102,792 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $18,276,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $49,310 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yama in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡ་མ་ | yama | - |
| Yama in the Marathi language | ||
| यमा | yama | 88.99 |
| यामा | yama | 10.33 |
| यम | yama | 0.27 |
| Yama in the Hindi language | ||
| यामा | yama | 81.73 |
| यमा | yama | 14.42 |
| श्यामा | syama | 0.96 |
| Yama in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାମା | yama | 60 |
| ଯାମା | yama | 20 |
| ୟମା | yama | 10 |
| ଯମା | yama | 5 |
| ୟାମ | yama | 2.5 |
| ଯମ | yama | 2.5 |
| Yama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﻣﻪ | yamh | 39.47 |
| ﻳﺎﻡ | yam | 28.95 |
| ﻳﺎﻣﺎ | yama | 10.53 |
| ﻳﻤﻪ | ymh | 10.53 |
| ﻳﻢ | ym | 7.89 |
| ﻳﺎﻣﺔ | yamt | 2.63 |
| Yama in the Russian language | ||
| Яма | ama | - |
| Yama in the Arabic language | ||
| ياما | yama | - |
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