Yamis Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

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

Yamis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1561:648,96368,172
Turkey1111:701,09435,880
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Yamis (343) may also be a first name.

Yamis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamis (Bengali: ইয়ামিছ, Hindi: यमिस, Marathi: यामीस, Russian: Ямис) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamis is the 785,023rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Yamis live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Yamis is also the 471,283rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 343 people.

The surname Yamis is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 648,963. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 80 percent reside, Caraga, where 6 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yatmis91116/
Yasmis911/
Yahmis911/
Yamish911/
Yamies911/
Yamais911/
Yamise911/
Yami8914,210/
Yahmise831/
Yamai805,719/
Jamis802,884/
Yahmi802,497/
Yasmi802,145/
Yatmi801,980/
Yamit801,868/
Yammi80686/
Yamoi80362/
Yamei80350/
Yamid80349/
Yamiç80289/
Yamio80204/
Yames80199/
Yamie80165/
Yamui8038/
Yamgi8032/
Yamih8027/
Yamiy8018/
Yajmi807/
Yoami807/
Yaami806/
Yamip804/
Yomis804/
Yamhi803/
Jyami803/
Eamis802/
Yamiz802/
Hyami802/
Yamii801/
Yamij801/
Yamic801/
Jamois731,480/
Jamais73421/
Yiamoi73269/
Jaimis73218/
Yaoumi73213/
Jamish73112/
Jamies7386/
Yamese7385/
Yammai7352/
Hyames7348/
Yamich7347/
Yiammi7345/
Yammie7343/
Yamaip7327/
Yamaia7318/
Giamis7318/
Hyamid7318/
Yahami7315/
Yahmei7312/
Yahumi7311/
Jamise7311/
Ayyami738/
Jaumis737/
Jamiss736/
Yammih736/
Yamaai735/
Ihamis734/
Yasmid734/
Yasmit733/
Yahmie733/
Hiamis732/
Aiyami732/
Jasmis732/
Jhamis732/
Jyamit731/
Jyamei731/
Jyames731/
Yamait731/
Yamesp731/
Yamhid731/
Yiamei731/
Yoames731/
Yaamij731/
Yahmes731/
Jeamis731/
Jammis731/
Jaymis731/
Oyyami731/
Yaymes731/
Yamees731/
Yahmoi731/
Yamuit731/
Hyamai731/
Yammoi731/
Jameis731/
Jatmis731/
Jiamis731/
Eamish730/
Heamis730/
Jami6743,113/
Yama6730,832/
Jamisse6726,597/
Yomi677,295/
Yame673,738/
Giaimis67112/
Yiammit6788/
Eami6741/
Jameish6734/
Iami6724/
Yahames6715/
Yamy6712/
Yamá6712/
Heamish679/
Jamaish677/
Yamesse675/
Jammies673/
Yahamui673/
Jaimies672/
Jammais672/
Jameise671/
Hihamis671/
Ahayami671/
Jammise671/
Yahoumi671/
Yamê671/
Jamishd671/
Yahamoi671/
Yamiche671/
Yamj671/
Jheymis671/
Jamisch670/

Yamis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamis in the Bengali language
ইয়ামিছiyamicha-
Yamis in the Marathi language
यामीसyamisa-
Yamis in the Hindi language
यमिसyamisa33.33
यामीसyamisa33.33
यामिसyamisa33.33
Yamis in the Russian language
Ямисamis-

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