Yamkana Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yamkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yamkana Last Name Facts

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

Yamkana is found most in Malaysia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamkana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamkana is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Yamkana reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Yamkana is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Perak, where 75 percent live and Penang, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yankana8688/
Yamkane869/
Jamkana867/
Yankanna80205/
Iamkhana8054/
Yankanah8022/
Jamkhana808/
Yankanga804/
Yanekana803/
Yankhana803/
Yankannah756/
Ayyankana751/
Yankhanna751/
Jankana7151/
Yankano7110/
Jamkani712/
Yancana711/
Jamkhani6731/
Jankhana6716/
Yomkanit6713/
Yongkana6712/
Jankanna672/
Jankanha671/
Eangkana671/
Jhankana671/
Jamkhane671/

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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 Yamkana
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