Yames Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Yames (1,503) may also be a first name.

Yames Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yames (Russian: Ямес) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yames? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Yames are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yames is also the 200,504th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,503 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 801,510. In Indonesia Yames is mostly found in: West Java, where 47 percent reside, Papua, where 22 percent reside and West Sumatra, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Yames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yames has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yames surname decreased 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yames Last Name Statistics demography

Yames earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamese9185/
Hyames9148/
Jyames911/
Yamesp911/
Yamies911/
Yoames911/
Yahmes911/
Yaymes911/
Yamees911/
Yame893,738/
Yahames8315/
Yamesse835/
James801,534,502/
Eames8010,406/
Yamee80747/
Yamis80360/
Yamet80355/
Yamei80350/
Yamer80344/
Iames80186/
Yamie80165/
Yamme80140/
Yomes80115/
Yatme80111/
Yamey8079/
Yamed8079/
Yameh8034/
Yamez8027/
Yamge8011/
Yamea8011/
Yasme809/
Yamje805/
Yayme804/
Yahme803/
Yamex803/
Yoame801/
Yiame801/
Yohammes771/
Jaimes73158,866/
Jammes733,916/
Jaymes73899/
Ijames73640/
Jamees73272/
Yameer73253/
Heames73226/
Jaumes73226/
Yasmer73192/
Yatmis73116/
Jameus7399/
Jamies7386/
Geames7381/
Jamess7366/
Yammer7358/
Jeames7357/
Jamesh7353/
Yaoume7349/
Jamese7344/
Yammie7343/
Jamets7339/
Jasmes7337/
Jiames7333/
Jjames7326/
Hyomes7324/
Ihames7323/
Yammey7321/
Jaames7320/
Yameed7317/
Jamest7315/
Aayame7313/
Jhames7313/
Yameha7313/
Yahame7312/
Jamesd7312/
Yahmei7312/
Aiyame7312/
Yasmee7310/
Jamaes739/
Yiamet739/
Jamesc737/
Jahmes737/
Yammee737/
Yahume736/
Jamesp735/
Jameas735/
Jamesj735/
Jamesr733/
Yoahme733/
Yamece733/
Hjames733/
Yahmie733/
Yamett733/
Jeymes732/
Giames732/
Jatmes732/
Yasmis731/
Yahmis731/
Yamish731/
Jyamei731/
Ehames731/
Yhamez731/
Yiamei731/
Yomesh731/
Jame's731/
Jamexs731/
Jaìmes731/
Yomeas731/
Yamais731/
Yamech731/
Yamedd731/
Yahmee731/
Yammeh731/
Eammes731/
Yaymer731/
Yamise731/
Uyeame731/
Jameis731/
Iamess730/
Eeames730/
Iammes730/
Yama6730,832/
Yami6714,210/
Jame679,294/
Yome671,202/
Jamesse67185/
Jeammes6783/
Jameish6734/
Jameesh6725/
Yaoumey6713/
Yamy6712/
Yamá6712/
Eame678/
Jaamets678/
Iame676/
D'James676/
Yasmeer674/
Jjaames674/
Jaimess673/
Jammies673/
Jaimies672/
Yammeer672/
Jhaimes672/
Yasmeed672/
Hyameed672/
Yahoume672/
Jameese671/
Jameise671/
Jameshd671/
Jaymesh671/
Jaumees671/
Yohamee671/
Yohmaes671/
Yojhame671/
Yahmise671/
Yaameer671/
Jjamees671/
Yamê671/
Huiyame671/
Jaamees671/
Jaimees671/
Jaimmes671/
Jaismes671/
Ojhames671/
Yiomese671/
Yamiche671/
Goiyame671/
Jameszz671/
Ajgomes671/
Jamesth671/
Wanyame671/
Yasmeey671/
Yiammee671/
Yamj671/
Aiyamee671/
Jaymess671/
Jasmees671/
Jijames671/
Jamease670/

Yames Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yames in the Russian language
Ямесames-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yames
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