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

Yammu (Hindi: यम्मू, Marathi: यंमु, Tibetan: ཡམ་མུ་) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yammu? popularity and diffusion

Yammu is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Yammu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 79 people.

The last name Yammu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Yammu is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 64 percent live, Adamawa, where 33 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

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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  • 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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