Yamagai Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Yamagai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 327 | 1:63,514 | 8,079 |
| Japan | 126 | 1:1,014,637 | 20,212 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Yamagai (447) may also be a first name.
Yamagai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamagai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamagai is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamagai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 661,581st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name Yamagai occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Yamagai live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 405,268th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 447 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 63,514. In Cameroon Yamagai is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 70 percent reside, North Region, where 28 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagaji | 93 | 11 | / |
| Yamaga | 92 | 8,370 | / |
| Yamagi | 92 | 35 | / |
| Yammagaji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jyamagaid | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yamagui | 86 | 386 | / |
| Yamanga | 86 | 281 | / |
| Yamaghi | 86 | 88 | / |
| Yamangi | 86 | 32 | / |
| Jamagai | 86 | 11 | / |
| Yamogai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yamagad | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hyamaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamaagi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamangay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jamangai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yamaughi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yamagaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamagadd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamaghui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamagish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamoga | 77 | 44 | / |
| Jamagi | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yamega | 77 | 18 | / |
| Jamaga | 77 | 14 | / |
| Yamage | 77 | 11 | / |
| Yamogi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yomaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamegi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eamagi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jyamagaud | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yamagoe | 71 | 9,171 | / |
| Yomagae | 71 | 60 | / |
| Jamanga | 71 | 59 | / |
| Yamange | 71 | 21 | / |
| Jammagi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Yamonga | 71 | 16 | / |
| Yaamoga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yamogoi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yomanga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jamangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yamager | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yameoga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yamagou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yamogui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamouga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heamagi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamagau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamagad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iamanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yasmagy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jamagaud | 67 | 535 | / |
| Jamagaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ihamanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iamainga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaimanga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihamangi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jamaghah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eamagiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamangie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamousga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamougga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamougay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamagueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamagheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamangga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yamagai
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