Yame Surname

122,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2091:634,46330,149
Indonesia7321:180,66817,400
Papua New Guinea5291:15,4131,496
Tanzania5161:102,60010,029
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Ivory Coast1541:149,8137,008
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Niger411:468,09812,501
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Benin241:430,65030,545
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Yamê (1) are calculated separately.

Yame (5,406) may also be a first name.

Yame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻡ, Hindi: यामे, Marathi: यमे, Russian: Яме) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Yamê. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yame? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yame is the 122,348th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,949,584 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 35 percent of Yame reside; 33 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 91,533rd most widespread forename on earth It is held by 5,406 people.

Yame is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,209 people, or 1 in 634,463. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 46 percent are found, Telangana, where 36 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Yame Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yame earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.31% less than the national average, earning R 70,560 per year and in United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamê921/
Yamee89747/
Yamet89355/
Yamei89350/
Yamer89344/
Yames89199/
Yamie89165/
Yamme89140/
Yatme89111/
Yamey8979/
Yamed8979/
Yameh8934/
Yamez8927/
Yamge8911/
Yamea8911/
Yasme899/
Yamje895/
Yayme894/
Yahme893/
Yoame891/
Yiame891/
Yam8661,998/
Yameer80253/
Yasmer80192/
Yammer8058/
Yaoume8049/
Hyames8048/
Yammie8043/
Yammey8021/
Yameed8017/
Aayame8013/
Yameha8013/
Yahame8012/
Yahmei8012/
Aiyame8012/
Yasmee8010/
Yiamet809/
Yammee807/
Yahume806/
Yoahme803/
Yahmie803/
Yamett803/
Jyamei801/
Jyames801/
Yamesp801/
Yhamez801/
Yiamei801/
Yahmes801/
Yaymes801/
Yamech801/
Yamedd801/
Yamees801/
Yahmee801/
Yammeh801/
Yaymer801/
Uyeame801/
Yama7530,832/
Yami7514,210/
Jame759,294/
Yamd755,461/
Yoam753,528/
Hyam751,731/
Yome751,202/
Yiam75632/
Yaam75567/
Yham75241/
Yahm75129/
Yamm7591/
Yasm7548/
Yamh7519/
Yamt7517/
Jyam7515/
Yamy7512/
Yamá7512/
Yatm758/
Eame758/
Iame756/
Yajm751/
Yaym751/
Yamj751/
Yahames7315/
Yaoumey7313/
Yasmeer734/
Yammeer732/
Yasmeed732/
Hyameed732/
Yahoume732/
Yohamee731/
Yojhame731/
Yaameer731/
Huiyame731/
Goiyame731/
Wanyame731/
Yasmeey731/
Yiammee731/
Aiyamee731/
James671,534,502/
Jaime67191,726/
Jayme6717,353/
Yamma6716,905/
Jamet6712,922/
Jamea675,741/
Yamai675,719/
Jamie675,471/
Jaume675,169/
Jameh673,966/
Jamee673,294/
Yahmi672,497/
Yasmi672,145/
Jamer672,091/
Yatmi671,980/
Yamit671,868/
Jamme671,366/
Jasme67968/
Yammi67686/
Yamay67648/
Giame67543/
Yağma67523/
Jamed67477/
Jamei67380/
Yamoi67362/
Yamis67360/
Yamid67349/
Yaama67302/
Yamiç67289/
Yamoa67245/
Jamez67235/
Jamge67227/
Yamio67204/
Iames67186/
Ayyam67176/
Jamey67173/
Oyome67138/
Yhome67116/
Yomes67115/
Yomei67112/
Eyome6798/
Geame6771/
Jameu6760/
Jahme6759/
Aiyam6755/
Ihame6751/
Ayiam6749/
Hyham6747/
Ayome6746/
Yomie6745/
Yomer6743/
Hyama6743/
Yamui6738/
Iamge6734/
Aayam6733/
Yamgi6732/
Oiyam6728/
Yamih6727/
Yaham6721/
Yayma6720/
Yamaa6718/
Yamiy6718/
Yammy6718/
Iamme6714/
Jiame6713/
Jeame6713/
Jhame6713/
Jaame6712/
Heame6710/
Eyyam6710/
Yhama679/
Yomet679/
Ajyam678/
Hiame678/
Yajmi677/
Yathm677/
Yoami677/
Yahum677/
Yamoy676/
Yaami676/
Yiama676/
Ojyam675/
Jeyme675/
Jamje675/
Yoamm675/
Yamyo675/
Eyiam674/
Yamip674/
Yamuy674/
Yomez674/
Yamha674/
Oyeam674/
Hyamy674/
Hyamd673/
Yamhi673/
Yasmy673/
Iameh673/
Jyami673/
Ijame673/
Ehame673/
Joyme673/
Yomme673/
Yoome673/
Yamdd672/
Yomge672/
Yamaj672/
Yamiz672/
Ajome672/
Yomey672/
Jamée672/
Iamet672/
Hyami672/
Iamer672/
Yaoum672/
Yiamh672/
Jyamd671/
Oyyam671/
Yatmy671/
Yamii671/
Yamij671/
Yamuj671/
Yaatm671/
Yaeem671/
Ujyam671/
Yammh671/
Hjame671/
Jatme671/
Uyome671/
Yahmy671/
Yaiem671/
Aiome671/
D'Yamehe671/
D'yam671/
Hyome671/
Eiyam671/
Eaome671/
Yasmh671/
Oyiam671/
Uyeam671/
Yomea671/
Yiaim671/
Yaoom671/
Iameu671/
Yomed670/

Yame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yame in the Hindi language
यामेyame-
Yame in the Marathi language
यमेyame98.21
यामेyame1.79
Yame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻡyam50
ﻳﺎﻣﻪyamh27.27
ﻳﻤﻪymh9.09
ﻳﺎﻣﻲyamy4.55
ﻳﺎﻣﻰyamy4.55
ﻳﻢym4.55
Yame in the Russian language
Ямеame-

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