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 last name Yamia occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Yamia reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yamia is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 54 people.

Yamia is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Yamia is most common in: West Sepik, where 39 percent reside, Morobe, where 33 percent reside and Hela, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

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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  • 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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