Yamasu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Yamasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yamasu (52) may also be a first name.
Yamasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamasu (Bengali: যমসু, Marathi: यमसु) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yamasu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamasu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Yamasu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Yamasu is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 52 people.
This last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 57 percent are found and Bong County, where 43 percent are found. Beside Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamatsu | 92 | 845 | / |
| Yamashu | 92 | 54 | / |
| Yamassou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yamacu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Yamazu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jamasu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yomasu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yamahatsu | 80 | 120 | / |
| Yammassou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yomatsu | 77 | 471 | / |
| Yamazui | 77 | 38 | / |
| Ihamasu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Yamasoe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yamachu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamazeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamazou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamossou | 71 | 43 | / |
| Ihammasu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Yamadjeu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Yamacheu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yamachui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyeamazu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamatchu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamoussou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jamesu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jamashaud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yamatchui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yamoju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayomassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamashoud | 67 | 1 | / |
Yamasu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamasu in the Bengali language | ||
| যমসু | yamasu | - |
| Yamasu in the Marathi language | ||
| यमसु | yamasu | - |
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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
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- 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 Yamasu
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