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 surname Yamai (Marathi: यमाई) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,487th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,274,269 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Yamai are found; 77 percent are found in East Asia and 77 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 157,832nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 2,241 people.
Yamai is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 4,381 people, or 1 in 29,182. In Japan Yamai is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Tochigi Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name is found 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 bearing the surname is predominantly 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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