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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yammu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Yammu 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. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 79 people.

Yammu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 64 percent reside, Adamawa, where 33 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Yammu
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