Yameh Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Yameh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Yameh (72) may also be a first name.
Yameh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yameh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yameh occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yameh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Yameh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Yameh live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 72 people.
The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Liberia Yameh occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and Iran, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Yameh
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