Yamai Surname
Approximately 5,719 people bear this surname
Yamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4,381 | 1:29,182 | 2,896 |
| Papua New Guinea | 521 | 1:15,650 | 1,529 |
| Nigeria | 415 | 1:426,850 | 22,077 |
| Thailand | 179 | 1:394,628 | 69,303 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Yamai (2,241) may also be a first name.
Yamai Demographics
Yamai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamai (Marathi: यमाई) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yamai is the 84,487th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,274,269 people. The last name Yamai is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Yamai live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 77 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Yamai is also the 157,832nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,241 people.
Yamai is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 4,381 people, or 1 in 29,182. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Tochigi Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Besides Japan it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Yamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yamai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamai in the Marathi language | ||
| यमाई | yama'i | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yamai
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