Yamisi Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yamisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yamisi (101) may also be a first name.

Yamisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamisi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamisi? popularity and diffusion

Yamisi is the 1,073,555th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yamisi live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 101 people.

The last name Yamisi is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamishi9219/
Yamissi9218/
Yamisih927/
Yamisai922/
Yamuisi921/
Yamaishi861,037/
Yamitshi8621/
Yameishi861/
Yammisit861/
Yamizi831,512/
Jamisi83160/
Yamisa8332/
Yamigi8323/
Yamusi839/
Yamesi832/
Yamiji832/
Yomisi832/
Iamisi831/
Yamise831/
Yamuitshi801/
Yamissa77226/
Jamishi77217/
Yotmisi7722/
Yamessi7715/
Jameisi7713/
Jamissi7711/
Yamisha775/
Yamichi774/
Yomissi772/
Yamizai771/
Yameixi771/
Jamaisi771/
Jamisih771/
Yahmise771/
Ijamisi771/
Yamaheishi751/
Yamaichi71151/
Jamidshi719/
Giamgisi714/
Yammissa714/
Uyeamesi713/
Jamisaid711/
Jamishai711/
Jammisai711/
Yamitchi711/
Jamisshi711/
Jamesi671,315/
Yamese6785/
Yamuse6740/
Jamisa6739/
Iamesi6717/
Jamusi6714/
Yamesa6712/
Jamise6711/
Yamize679/
Yamiza675/
Yomisa674/
Jamiji673/
Jamigi673/
Jamaisaid673/
Jamishaid672/
Jamizi671/
Yamuci671/
Yameji671/
Jomisi671/
Jamici671/
Yamegi671/

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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 Yamisi
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