Yamia Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Yamia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahmia9123/
Yoamia919/
Yasmia914/
Yamiah911/
Yamiay911/
Yamjia911/
Yamaija832/
Yamiaei831/
Yahamia831/
Yamaiya831/
Jamia80748/
Yamio80204/
Yamya807/
Yomia802/
Yamja801/
Jamiat732,345/
Jamiah732,014/
Jamias731,954/
Jamiay73310/
Eamiah7340/
Yomiat7331/
Jasmia7314/
Yameha7313/
Jamiha7311/
Yamyah736/
Jamija735/
Jaamia735/
Yomiad734/
Yamjai733/
Giamia733/
Jamiaz732/
Yoomia731/
Jeamia731/
Yahmya731/
Jaymia731/
Jamiae731/
Jamiad731/
Jami'a731/
Yamjea731/
Jamaija677/
Jaamiah675/
Jamieaa673/
Jamayia672/
Jamihat671/
Jamiaad671/
Jasmiha671/
Jamihah671/
Hehamia671/
Yosmija671/
Yamayya671/
Jamujia671/
Jamiahh671/
Jasmiad671/

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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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  • 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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