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Where Does The Last Name Yamas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yamas (Hindi: यामस, Marathi: यमस, Russian: Ямас) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be found as: Yamaş. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 396,526^th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Yamas live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 288,270^th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 805 people.

It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 426 people, or 1 in 237,648. In The Philippines Yamas is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 51 percent live, Davao Region, where 29 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 8 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Yamas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yamas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yamas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Yamas last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Yamas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $21,245,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.