Yamame Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Yamame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 286 | 1:161,468 | 12,625 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yamame (30) may also be a first name.
Yamame Demographics
Yamame Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yamame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamame occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yamame is the 897,852nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yamame are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yamame is also the 1,911,214th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 30 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 161,468. In Kenya Yamame is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 81 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Yamame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Yamame surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaume | 92 | 24 | / |
| Yamam | 91 | 407 | / |
| Yammamie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamamech | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamami | 83 | 1,924 | / |
| Yamama | 83 | 1,041 | / |
| Yamaam | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yomame | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yamaim | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yamgam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yamome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamamy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamaima | 77 | 900 | / |
| Jamameh | 77 | 371 | / |
| Yammama | 77 | 22 | / |
| Yamamay | 77 | 15 | / |
| Eyomame | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yaimahm | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yamgami | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yamamai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamaama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ayomame | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yaamama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahmami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamaumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehamame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamahajime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iamam | 73 | 246 | / |
| Jamam | 73 | 116 | / |
| Yomam | 73 | 27 | / |
| Eamam | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yamom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yamayama | 71 | 49 | / |
| Yamahama | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ijaamame | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yamasmit | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yammaima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yamajemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamajomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamaimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamhamed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayyamami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajhamame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamgam | 67 | 253 | / |
| Jamama | 67 | 120 | / |
| Jamami | 67 | 66 | / |
| Jhamam | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yomama | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yamoum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ihamam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yamhom | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ijamam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jaimam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yamasmith | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yosmam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jammam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaamam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yomome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamgom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iheamaeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyomam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iamama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamhammed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamaimaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giamam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamaahmed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eamami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasmam | 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
- 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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