Yammu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yammu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yammu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
India121:63,922,115578,870
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yammu (79) may also be a first name.

Yammu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yammu (Hindi: यम्मू, Marathi: यंमु, Tibetan: ཡམ་མུ་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yammu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Yammu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yammu is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 79 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 64 percent reside, Adamawa, where 33 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Yammu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yammou91171/
Yamu892,064/
Yammout8354/
Yanmmou832/
Jammu807,763/
Yamou80877/
Yamut80638/
Yamuç80352/
Yamau8099/
Yamus8095/
Yamud8069/
Yamui8038/
Yaamu8018/
Yamup8014/
Yanmu809/
Yamgu808/
Yamuz805/
Yatmu805/
Yasmu804/
Yamuy804/
Yahmu802/
Yamhu801/
Yamuj801/
Yamout731,937/
Yatmut73244/
Yanmou73109/
Yamush7352/
Jammou7332/
Yommou7321/
Yamuss7320/
Jhammu7313/
Yamuth7310/
Yamous739/
Yasmut736/
Yamoud735/
Jammuu735/
Yasmau734/
Yamgou734/
Jammau734/
Yasmou733/
Yamouh732/
Yatmou732/
Yamahu732/
Yamouz731/
Yamuch731/
Ayyamu731/
Yathmu731/
Yamaus731/
Yoamou731/
Yahmud731/
Yahamu731/
Yasmud731/
Yamhou731/
Yihamu731/
Ayiamu731/
Jammus731/
Yanmeu731/
Yamuit731/
Yamouy731/
Yiamou731/
Jamu6717,928/
Yomu67357/
Iamu67109/
Wanyamu6773/
Eamu6712/
Yaymout679/
Jammouh675/
Yamouth675/
Yahamui673/
Jammaud672/
Yahamou672/
Yasmuth672/
Ayyamou671/
Yamouha671/
Jhammut671/
Jammoud671/

Yammu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yammu in the Tibetan language
ཡམ་མུ་yammu-
Yammu in the Hindi language
यम्मूyam'mu-
Yammu in the Marathi language
यंमुyammu-

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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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  • 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 Yammu
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