Yaminu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yaminu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaminu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Yaminu (443) may also be a first name.

Yaminu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaminu (Hindi: यामीनु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaminu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Yaminu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaminu is also the 407,208th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 443 people.

Yaminu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Yaminu is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 61 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaminou92700/
Yaaminu922/
Yamingu921/
Jaminu83901/
Yamunu83484/
Iaminu831/
Yamenou7717/
Jaminus7712/
Yominus7712/
Jiaminu773/
Jaminau772/
Jaminou771/
Yameenu771/
Yamenui771/
Jominu6736/
Jamunu6727/
Jamenu672/
Yomenu671/
Hajjiaminu631/
Yomenou6298/
Geamänu621/
Ayomenou571/
Giammenou531/

Yaminu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaminu in the Hindi language
यामीनुyaminu66.67
यामीनyamina33.33

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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 Yaminu
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