Yamia Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Yamia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yamia (54) may also be a first name.
Yamia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamia occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yamia is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Yamia live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yamia is also the 1,350,955th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 54 people.
The last name Yamia is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 39 percent live, Morobe, where 33 percent live and Hela, where 11 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Yamia exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahmia | 91 | 23 | / |
| Yoamia | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yasmia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yamiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yamiay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yamjia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yamaija | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yamiaei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yahamia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jamia | 80 | 748 | / |
| Yamio | 80 | 204 | / |
| Yamya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yomia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yamja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jamiat | 73 | 2,345 | / |
| Jamiah | 73 | 2,014 | / |
| Jamias | 73 | 1,954 | / |
| Jamiay | 73 | 310 | / |
| Eamiah | 73 | 40 | / |
| Yomiat | 73 | 31 | / |
| Jasmia | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yameha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jamiha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yamyah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jamija | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jaamia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yomiad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yamjai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Giamia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jamiaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yoomia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeamia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahmya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaymia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamiae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jami'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamjea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamaija | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jaamiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jamieaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jamayia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamihat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamiaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasmiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamihah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehamia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yosmija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamujia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamiahh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasmiad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yamia
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