Yamame Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Yamame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2861:161,46812,625
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yamame (30) may also be a first name.

Yamame Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yamame Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yamame occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yamame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 897,852nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yamame reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 161,468. In Kenya Yamame is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 81 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Yamame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamaume9224/
Yamam91407/
Yammamie861/
Yamamech861/
Yamami831,924/
Yamama831,041/
Yamaam8311/
Yomame838/
Yamaim838/
Yamgam836/
Yamome831/
Yamamy831/
Yamham831/
Yamaima77900/
Jamameh77371/
Yammama7722/
Yamamay7715/
Eyomame7710/
Yaimahm779/
Yamgami773/
Yamamai772/
Yamaama772/
Ayomame772/
Yamamma772/
Yaamama771/
Yahmami771/
Yamoume771/
Yamaumi771/
Ehamame771/
Yamahajime751/
Iamam73246/
Jamam73116/
Yomam7327/
Eamam7326/
Yamom735/
Yamayama7149/
Yamahama7113/
Ijaamame719/
Yamasmit719/
Yammaima713/
Yamajemi711/
Yamajomi711/
Yamaimai711/
Jamhamed711/
Ayyamami711/
Ajhamame711/
Jamgam67253/
Jamama67120/
Jamami6766/
Jhamam6730/
Yomama6725/
Yamoum6721/
Ihamam6720/
Yamhom679/
Ijamam678/
Jaimam678/
Yamasmith676/
Yosmam676/
Jammam676/
Jaamam674/
Yomome674/
Yamgom672/
Jamham672/
Iheamaeme672/
Hyomam672/
Iamama671/
Jamime671/
Iamami671/
Jamhammed671/
Jamamy671/
Yamaimaya671/
Yamomi671/
Giamam671/
Jamaahmed671/
Jamaim671/
Eamami671/
Jasmam671/

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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 Yamame
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