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 Political Affiliation
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Yama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yama (Arabic: ياما, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: यामा, Marathi: यमा, Oriya: ୟାମା, Russian: Яма, Tibetan: ཡ་མ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Yamá or Yamà. Click here for further potential spellings of Yama.
How Common Is The Last Name Yama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yama is the 17,913th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 236,363 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Yama live; 23 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 9,215th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 111,563 people.
Yama is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 6,609 people, or 1 in 116,064. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 40 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 21 percent live and Telangana, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs 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 holding the Yama last name is principally 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 national average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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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