Yamisau Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yamisau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamisau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yamisau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamisau is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamisau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Yamisau is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yamisau reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamisa9232/
Yamisu921/
Yamisah86501/
Yamissa86226/
Yamisha865/
Yamisai862/
Yamitsa861/
Yamisae861/
Hyamisu861/
Yamitsu861/
Yammissa804/
Yamissou802/
Yamusa773,912/
Yamiso77275/
Jamisa7739/
Yamesa7712/
Yamiza775/
Yomisa774/
Yamusu772/
Yamixa771/
Yamica771/
Yamusah711,206/
Jamisah7175/
Yamusha7116/
Jamisha7111/
Yammusa717/
Yamuseu715/
Jamaisa713/
Yhamusa713/
Yamaija712/
Hiamisu712/
Ieamisu711/
Jhamisa711/
Yamizai711/
Yamesap711/
Yamessa711/
Yamichu711/
Yaamusa711/
Yomitsu711/
Yomisha711/
Yamesas711/
Jamisia711/
Jamisay711/
Jamiesa711/
Yamesut711/
Yamessou6721/
Jamaisah677/
Jameisha672/
Yasmijou671/
Yomissou671/
Jamisoia671/
Jamisaid671/
Jammisai671/
Yamijaya671/
Jamishai671/
Jamishah671/
Jamaisha671/
Jamishad671/

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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 Yamisau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis